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W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wathena
Sculpture
(Wathena Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Wathena Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Rededicated 1990.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On plate on plinth:) MFD by/THE W. H. MULLINS CO/SALEM OH USA (Incised on base, front:) ERECTED BY/NATHAN/PRICE POST/No. 283/DEPT. KAN. G.A.R./IN MEMORY/OF OUR NATIONS DEFENDERS/1861-1865
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed soldier stands atop a tapered rough-hewn pedestal and base. The figure stands at parade rest and holds his rifle by the barrel in both hands with the butt by his proper right foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Military history
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wathena
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wathena, Wathena, Kansas
Located Belmont Cemetery, Wathena, Kansas
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
(On granite marker in front of base:) THIS STATUE WAS RESTORED/AND REDEDICATED IN 1990, TO/ALL VETERANS WHO STRUGGLED/THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN ALL/WARS, TO PRESERVE THOSE/LIBERTIES WE HOLD SO DEARLY/RESTORATION BY THE/AMERICAN LEGION POST 161
Erected by the Nathan Price Post No. 283, Grand Army of the Republic. The monument was restored and rededicated in 1990 by the American Legion Post 161.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
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 KS000646
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