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John Davis & Son,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Princeton
Sculpture
(Confederate Soldier), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
John Davis & Son, contractor.
Title:
(Confederate Soldier), (sculpture).
Dates:
1912. Dedicated Nov. 16, 1912.
Medium:
Statue: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 64 in. x 64 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) C.S.A./In Memory of/Confederate Soldiers/and the cause for/which they fought/1861-1865/Erected by/Tom Johnson Chapter/U.D.C./Our Heroes Deeds and/hard won fame will live/1912 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at ease, with his arms crossed over his chest and his proper left hand holding a broad-rimmed hat. A strapped pouch or bag hangs at the soldier's rear waist, and a short tree stump is behind his proper right leg. The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered, shaft-like base with a decorated top border and inscriptions on the front. One side of the base is decorated with a Confederate flag.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Princeton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Caldwell County, 100 East Market Street, Princeton, Kentucky 42445
Located Caldwell County Courthouse, 62 East Market Street, Courthouse Square, Princeton, Kentucky
Remarks:
Statue was erected by the Tom Johnson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to commemorate Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War. IAS files contain a related section from Ralph W. Widener's "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, pg. 94.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, KY0010, 1989.
Monumental News, Jan. 1913, pg. 40.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War between the States," Washington, DC: Andromeda Associates, 1982, pg. 94.
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 KY000165
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