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Forness, Frank,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Leon
Sculpture
(Civil War Soldier), (sculpture).
Artist:
Forness, Frank, fabricator.
Title:
(Civil War Soldier), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 19 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised lettering:) MONUMENT/IN MEMORY OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF THE CIVIL WAR/1861-1865/THEIR LEON FRIENDS ERECTED/THIS MONUMENT 1911
Description:
A Civil War soldier stands at parade rest dressed in a knee-length overcoat with a cape. Both hands hold the barrel of a rifle, the butt of which rests on the ground in front of his proper right foot. He carries a cartridge box on his proper right side. The sculpture is mounted on a short shaft set upon a tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Leon
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Leon, Leon, New York 14751
Located Treat Memorial Cemetery, Route 62, Leon, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by Captain Fancher Post 310, Grand Army of the Republic, the Women's Relief Corps 156 and Senator Albert T. Fancher in memory of the soldiers and sailors who served during the Civil War. The sculpture was purchased from Frank Forness of Salamanca, New York for $2,000. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. IAS files contain a related excerpt from B. J. Dorsey's "History of the Town of Leon," 1958, pg. 35.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001214
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001214
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