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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles,     Gorham Manufacturing Company,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Weapon     Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- West Warwick     Sculpture

(Civil War Soldier), (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  (Civil War Soldier), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Jerry, (sculpture). Dates:  1901. Copyrighted 1901. Dedicated June 13, 1914. Relocated June 13, 1967. Rededicated April 7, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with chocolate patina; Base: granite boulder. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 14 ft. x 12 ft. 4 in. (2 tons). Inscription:  (On self base, right:) Theo A Ruggles-Kitson/Fecit 1901/Copyright 1901 (On self base, right rear:) Gorham Co. Founders (On plaque on base:) The Civil War Union Soldier/Dedicated June 13, 1914/Westcott Village, RI/Relocated June 13, 1967/Webster Knight Drive/Refurbished and rededicated/April 7, 1990/West Warwick Veterans Council signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of a Union soldier in full uniform, holding his rifle diagonally in both hands. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- West Warwick Sculpture Owner:  Administered by West Warwick Veterans Council, 19 Centre Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893 Located West Warwick Senior High School, Webster Knight Drive, West Warwick, Rhode Island Provenance:  Formerly located Westcott Village, Rhode Island 1914-1967. Remarks:  Commissioned in honor of Union soldiers from Pawtuxet Valley and originally located in Westcott Village, from 1914-1967. The soldier is known locally as "Jerry" after Jerry B. Foster who headed the committee which commissioned the monument. The statue was restored in 1990 by the West Warwick Veterans Council. Work done at the Paul King Foundry included repatination and the removal of the remnants of graffiti and acid rain. In December 1991, the statue was toppled from its base, resulting in a bent rifle and a crack below the bottom of the jacket. IAS files include a related article from the Providence Journal-Bulletin, Dec. 27, 1991. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island 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 RI000113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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