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New England Granite Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Easton
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
New England Granite Works, fabricator.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1881. Dedicated May 30, 1882.
Medium:
Sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 32 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 7 in. x W. 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) EASTON HAS BUILT THIS MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF HER SONS WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR WHICH DESTROYED SLAVERY AND PRESERVED THE UNION.
Description:
A standing figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle on his proper right side is installed atop an elaborate stone base adorned with columns and pediments.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Easton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Easton, Easton Massachusetts
Located Depot Street, Easton, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial was installed by the Town of Easton in honor of Easton men who lost their lives in the Civil War. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated July 2, 1970.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000457
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000457
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