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Segesman, John G.,
W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Madison
Sculpture
(Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Segesman, John G., sculptor.
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title:
(Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: metal; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on plinth:) Manufactured by/W.H. MULLIS/Salem, Ohio/J. Segesman-Sculptor (Front, West side of base:) FIRST SERGEANT/ARTHUR H. VICKERS/WOUNDED MAR. 30./DIED AT MANILA P.I./APR. 4, 1899/AGED 21 YRS. (Bottom of front of base:) CO.F.1ST.NEB.U.S.V. (South side of base:) ARTHUR CHARLES SIMS/BORN/JAN. 31, 1880/DIED AT MANILA P.I./OCT. 23, 1898 (North side of base:) CORR. WALTER M. RILEY/BORN/JULY 15, 1874/DIED AT MALOLUS P.I./APR. 9, 1899 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing male uniformed soldier. The figure is wearing a belt buckle with the initials "U.S." The proper right hand is holding a barrel of a rifle, at waist level. The rifle is parallel to the proper right leg and the butt rests on the plinth. The figure stands on a tiered base with inscriptions on three sides.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Madison, Cemetery Board, Madison, Nebraska 68748
Located Grown Hill Cemetery, Madison, Nebraska
Remarks:
Monument is adjacent to the three headstones of the persons listed on the base of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
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 NE000051
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