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Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Tarbox, O. S., contractor. Red Beach Granite Works, contractor. Title:  Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1915. Dedicated Aug. 9, 1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite, possibly Red Beach granite; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft Inscription:  (On front of base:) IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING/REMEMBERENCE OF THE MEN OF/DENNYSVILLE - EDMONDS - MARION/WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES/A WILLING SACRIFICE THAT/THE NATION MIGHT BE SAVED (On front of base, raised:) 1861 - 1915 unsigned Description:  Full-length standing figure of a male soldier, dressed in Civil War uniform, with hat, long caped coat and holding a rifle in front of him with both hands, butt end down. His is placed upon a base, that is crenelated at its top, and has bas-reliefs of an emblem, an anchor, an eagle and star, and a national shield with stars and stripes, on its four sides. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Emblem -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Dennysville Sculpture Owner:  Town of Dennysville, West side, Old Route One, Dennysville, Maine 04628 Remarks:  The memorial was installed by O. S. Tarbox of the Red Beach Granite Company. IAS files contain related material from Rebecca Hobart, "Dennysville 1786-1986," N.p., n.d., pg. 67, and Landmarks Observer (May-June 1981). The sculpture is often thought to be copy after Martin Milmore based on an article titled "Soldier Boy Statues" published in Landmarks Observer (May-June 1981), which vaguely notes that Maine's soldier statues are copies of Milmore's soldier figure done in 1867. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Hobart, Rebecca, "Dennysville 1786-1986," N.p., n.d., pg. 67. 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 ME000050   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000050 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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