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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Vanceburg
Sculpture
Union Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Union Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1884.
Medium:
Figure: stone.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) ERECTED.A.D.1884,/BY THE CITIZENS/OF LEWIS Co.Ky. (On base, below previous inscription:) To commemorate the Bravery and/Patriotism of our soldiers who/lost their lives in the war for/the preservation of national unity./1861-1865. (Additional inscriptions on rear of base) unsigned
Description:
A figure of a Union Civil War soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a long coat and cap, stands holding a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests near his feet. The figure stands atop a tall elaborately decorated and inscribed base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Vanceburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lewis County Government, P. O. Box 70, Vanceburg, Kentucky 41179
Located Vanceburg Courthouse, 514 Second Street, Vanceburg, Kentucky
Remarks:
The Union Memorial was reportedly the only Union monument south of the Mason-Dixon line erected by public subscription, with the exception of those in cemeteries, and was dedicated to the 107 Lewis County soldiers who gave their lives during the Civil War. IAS files contain partial transcriptions of texts on base and transcriptions of nearby plaques.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky 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 KY000109
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000109
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