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Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Price, Hugh A., sculptor. Detroit Masoleum Equipment Works, fabricator. George Archer & Son, contractor. Wayt & Son, contractor. N. Pelaggi & Co., carver. Standard Granite Company, contractor. Title:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 7 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/MEN OF THIS VICINITY/WHO/GAVE THEIR/LIVES TO THE/DEFENSE OF/THEIR/COUNTRY/(lower tier) 1861-1865 (Plaque on rear of base commemorates World War II and the Vietnam War) (Side of base:) DEDICATED/TO ALL OUR/SONS WHO/ANSWERED/THE CALL/OF/PATRIOTISM/UPON THE NATIONS BATTLEFIELDS. (Plaque on other side of base commemorates World War I and the Korean War) Description:  A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, both hands gripping the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. The soldier is wearing a visored cap, and a short cape over his knee-length coat. The figure is mounted on top of an elaborate base that includes an attenuated upper section with a bordered cornice above four columns. The base is multitiered and inscribed and includes plaques. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Denison Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Denison, City Clerk's Office, 111 North Main Street, Denison, Iowa 51442 Located Denison Courthouse Square, Denison, Iowa References:  National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IA0021, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. Monumental News, Oct. 1918, pg. 451. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Oct. 1918, pg. 451. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IA000225   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000225 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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