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Harrigan, John,
Houlihan, John,
Central Marble and Granite Company,
Friedley-Voshardt Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Newport
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Harrigan, John, sculptor.
Houlihan, John, sculptor.
Central Marble and Granite Company, fabricator.
Friedley-Voshardt Company, founder.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Dec. 1, 1911. Installed 1912.
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 11 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ERECTED IN RECOGNITION OF/THE SERVICES OF NEWPORT MEN/IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY/A.D. 1912 (On rear of base:) IN MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/IN DEFENSE OF/OUR COUNTRY (Two sides of base:) CIVIL WAR (followed by columns of names)
Description:
A flag bearer stands atop a columned structure. The soldier wears a short jacket, canteen, cap and long pants. The flag is held tightly to his proper left side, and he is about to draw his sword in defense. The flag bearer stands on roof of a 4 columned canopy, with two guns with shot pouches stacked below.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Newport
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Newport, 15 Sunapee Street, Municipal Building, Newport, New Hampshire 03773
Located Newport Historic District on Common between Park & North Main streets, Newport, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The idea for the monument originated with Fred Smyth Relief Corp, no. 7, who raised $500 towards the cost of the memorial; the twon appropriated up to $6,000 for the memorial. Total cost of the memorial was $5,500. The memorial and was designed by John Houlihan; the standard bearer carved by John Harrigan, and the guns cast by Friedly-Voshardt Co. The inscription son the sides and rear of the memorial (listings names of Civil War and Spanish American War soldiers) were added in 1989. The 1994 SOS! survey reports that monument had recently been cleaned.
IAS files contain copy of Annual Report of Newport, New Hampshire for the year ending Feb. 15, 1913; articles from New Hampshire Argus & Spectator (Newport, NH) May 31, 1912; The Republican Champion (Newport, NH), May 30, 1912, pg. 1. 3; and David Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," (typescript, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH), pg. 84-85.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Republican Champion (Newport, NH), May 30, 1912, pg. 1.
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 76008595
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76008595
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