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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Plaquemine
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Medium:
Figure: white marble; Base: white marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 72 x 24 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 192 x 108 x 109 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) CSA/TO THE MEMORY/OF THE SOLDIERS/OF IBERVILLE,/1861-1865./CONFEDERATE/HEROES (On left side of base, raised:) THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH/THEY FOUGHT LIVE ETERNALLY. (On back of base, raised:) MANY OF WHOM GAVE ALL,/ALL OF WHOM GAVE MUCH. (On right side of base, raised:) ERECTED BY/PLAQUEMINE CHAPTER 739/U.D.C./1912. unsigned
Description:
A Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. Proper right hand holds the barrel-end of a rifle and the butt of the rifle rests on ground by his proper right foot. Proper left hand holds an object. A Confederate flag is carved in relief on the front of the pedestal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Plaquemine
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Iberville Parish Police Jury, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana 70764
Located Old Courthouse, Railroad Avenue, Plaquemine, Louisiana
Remarks:
Erected by Plaquemine Chapter 739, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in memory of the soldiers of Iberville.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
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 LA000316
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000316
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