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Rice, M. H.,
Thorwaldsen, Bertel,
History -- United States
Animal -- Lion
Emblem -- Seal
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Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Higginsville
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, Higginsville, Missouri, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rice, M. H., sculptor.
Thorwaldsen, Bertel, 1768-1844, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Confederate Monument, Higginsville, Missouri, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lion of Lucerne, (sculpture).
Dates:
1905. Dedicated June 2, 1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. (60 tons.)
Inscription:
(Along top of canopy:) MDCCCCVI (On bottom tiers below statue:) IN MEMORIAM/OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD unsigned
Description:
A dying lion reclining on a square base set in a four-columned canopied structure. The base and columns stand on a low three-tiered structure. The lion's head rests on a shield of the Confederate States of America. A seal flanked by four flags appears on the square base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Lion
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Copy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Higginsville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Missouri, Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, Route J, Box 221A, Higginsville, Missouri 64038
Located Confederate Memorial State Historical Site, Higginsville, Missouri
Remarks:
Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Site of this monument was once a Confederate Veterans home. The shield of the Confederate States of America replaces the shield of France in the original by Thorwaldsen.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO0036, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1905, pg. 820.
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 MO000209
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000209
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