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Columbus Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Portrait male -- Davis, Jefferson
Occupation -- Political
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Grenada
Relief
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Columbus Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 3, 1910.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of sculpture:) Columbus Marble Works/Columbus Miss. (Front of pedestal, raised:) TO THE NOBLE MEN/WHO MARCHED NEATH/THE FLAG OF THE/STARS AND BARS,/AND WERE FAITHFUL/TO THE END./GLORIOUS/IN LIFE./IN DEATH SUBLIME. (Front of pedestal, incised:) UNVEILED JUNE 3, 1910 (Back of pedestal, raised:) JEFFERSON DAVIS,/JUNE 3, 1808,/DEC. 6, 1889./THE ONLY PRESIDENT/OF THE CONFEDERACY/1861-1865./SOLDIER, STATESMAN,/PATRIOT (One side of pedestal, raised:) TO THE NOBLE WOMEN/OF THE SOUTH,WHO/WITH EYES UNDIMMED/BY FEAR AND HEARTS/OF SPARTAN COURAGE,/GAVE THEIR LOVED ONES/TO OUR COUNTRY TO/CONQUER OR TO DIE/FOR TRUTH AND RIGHT/AND WHO ENSHRINED/THEIR DEEDS IN/DEATHLESS LOVE/TO KEEP VIGIL O'ER/SACRED GRAVES (Other side of pedestal, raised:) GRENADA COUNTY'S/TRIBUTE TO HER/CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/1861-1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Confederate soldier in uniform stands at parade rest in front of a tree stump. He holds the barrel of his musket in his proper right hand, with its stock on the ground. He wears a hat, shirt, pants, and boots. He stands atop a multitiered pedestal with inscriptions on all four sides. The back of the pedestal also mounts a relief plaque with a bust of Jefferson Davis. The front of the pedestal has reliefs of a Confederate flag above the raised inscriptions and two crossed swords below. One side of the pedestal has a relief of a wind-swept Confederate flag.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Portrait male -- Davis, Jefferson -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Grenada
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Grenada County, Board of Supervisors, Court House, Grenada, Mississippi
Located Town Square, Grenada, Mississippi
Remarks:
Tribute to Grenada County's Civil War veterans. Jefferson Davis, 1808-1889, was president of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865.
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 MS000144
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