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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Herington
Sculpture
(Herington Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Herington Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1914.
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 16 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On south face of base, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/"BOYS IN BLUE"/1861-1865/ERECTED 1914/BY THE HERINGTON/G.A.R. AND. W.R.C./"ONE COUNTRY./ONE FLAG." unsigned
Description:
A mustached Civil War soldier stands at rest with left foot forward. The soldier holds the upper end of his rifle with both hands together, proper left hand above proper right hand. The butt of the rifle is grounded in front and slightly to the proper right of his proper right foot. The soldier is wearing a kepi, a greatcoat buttoned at the neck, and a cape that is thrown back over his proper right shoulder exposing nearly all of his arm. The cape drapes to cover nearly all of his proper left arm. At his belt hangs a bayonet on the proper left side, a cartridge pouch on the proper left rear and a small pouch in the front. The soldier's belt buckle and cartridge pouch are marked with "US" in bas-relief. The sculpture is mounted on a four-tiered base with a tapered top tier and rough-hewn sides.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Herington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Herington, Herington, Kansas
Located Sunset Hill Cemetery, Northwest corner, Herington, Kansas
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by the Herington G.A.R. and the W.R.C. in memory of all Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 KS000616
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