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McNeel Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Ellisville
Sculpture
Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. (possibly by)
Title:
Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ellisville Confederate War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 3, 1912.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 16 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 27 in. x 10 1/2 ft. x 10 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(North side of canopy:) "CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS" (East side of canopy:) "LEST WE FORGET" (West side of canopy:) "THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THEY FOUGHT/LIVE ETERNALLY." (South side of canopy:) "ERECTED BY/JEFFERSON DAVIS CHAPTER U.D.C. 1912." (Pedestal supporting soldier, north side:) "CSA" (Pedestal supporting soldier, east and west side:) "1861-1865"
Description:
Full-length standing male figure atop a pedestal supported by a four column stone canopy. He holds a rifle in his proper right hand at his side, butt end down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat; his proper left foot is slightly forward. He stands atop a tiered pedestal, with cannonballs on each of the four ends. The figure and cannonballs are atop a four-column stone canopy, with circular planter in center. Steps lead up to the canopy.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
Object -- Weapon -- Ammunition
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Ellisville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jones County, 415 North Fifth Avenue, Laurel, Mississippi 39440
Located, 101 Court Street North, Ellisville, Mississippi
Remarks:
The SOS! report indicates the monument fabricator may be McNeil Marble Works (Marietta, Georgia), since this firm did a similar Confederate memorial in Laurel (GA) at the same time. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Jones County News (Ellisville, MS) January 11, 1912; May 16, 1912; and May 30, 1912. IAS files also contain March 7, 1911 minutes of the Jones County Board of Supervisors authorizing payment of $2,250.00 to be used for the Ellisville monument, and $2,250.00 to be used for another monument in Laurel.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
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 MS000067
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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