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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Lester, D. A.,     History -- United States     Architecture exterior -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Allegory -- Other     Architecture -- Boat     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Kinsley     Relief     Sculpture

(Old Soldiers Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Lester, D. A., sculptor. Title:  (Old Soldiers Monument), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Kinsley Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1912 or 1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cement mixture over wire and coal cinder, painted; Base: cement mixture over wire and coal cinder, edged with brick. Dimensions:  Figures: life-size; Lower base: approx. H. 6.5 ft. x W. 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A complex monument consisting of five figurative sculptures and four bas-relief panels. At the top, a winged goddess, possibly Victory, holds a wreath above her head. She stands atop a decorative spire. At the base of the spire, on the four corners, are figures of an artilleryman, a cavalryman, an infantryman, and a sailor. Below them, bas-relief panels depict: on the east, four artillerymen, cannon and cartridge; on the south, six infantrymen in uniform with packs walking in single file; on the west side, five cavalrymen on horseback, some with sabers held high; and on the north, a naval vessel, possibly the Monitor. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Architecture exterior -- Military -- Battlefield Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Architecture -- Boat -- Monitor Object -- Other -- Wreath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Kinsley Relief Sculpture Owner:  Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Kansas Remarks:  The sculpture reportedly cost $980.00 to $3,000 and was funded through local donations as a memorial to Civil War soldiers. The sculpture is known locally as the Old Soldiers Monument. In 1950, the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars painted the sculpture. IAS files contain a related article from the Kinsley Mercury, June 7, 1917, which contains a partial list of those who subscribed to the sculpture's fund; and an excerpt from Myrtle H. Richardson's "The Great Next Year Country: A History of Edwards County, Kansas, and the Surrounding Area For the Years from 1901 to 1925," M.H. Richardson (Lewis, KS?): c1983. Sources differ on execution date. 1912 is the more probable date. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Richardson, Myrtle H., "The Great Next Year Country: A History of Edwards County, Kansas, and the Surrounding Area for the Years from 1901 to 1925," Lewis, Kan.: M. H. Richardson, c1983, pg. 245. 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 KS000491   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000491 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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