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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Canton
Sculpture
Civil War Monument Canton, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument Canton, (sculpture).
Dates:
1910.
Medium:
Figure: Westerly granite; Base: North Jay granite with marble facing.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. 6 in. x D. 5 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Upper front of base on marble facing:) Dedicated to the/DEFENDERS OF THE UNION/1910/(two crossed swords and wreath in relief) (Lower front of base:) 186 (star) 1865
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands at parade rest. He wears a visored-cap, cape, knee-length jacket, and holds the barrel of his rifle with his proper left hand while the butt rests by his foot. He has his proper right hand on his hip. He stands atop a multitiered base with inscriptions on the front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Canton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Canton, P. O. Box 669, Canton, Maine 04221
Located Town Square, Intersection of Route 140 South & 108 West, Canton, Maine
Remarks:
Sponsored by the John A. Hodge Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Ladies Relief Corps. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "Civil War Monuments" by Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman, Washington, DC: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1978, pg. 66.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ME0014, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1910, pg. 808.
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 ME000202
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000202
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