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Unknown (Italian),
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Homage -- Wood, Moses
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Gaffney
Sculpture
Gaffney Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Title:
Gaffney Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1922. Moses Wood tablet installed 1932.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 1 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. x 4 ft.; Side columns, each: approx. H. 6.5 ft. x W. 45 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised:) THOUGH MEN DESERVE/THEY MAY NOT WIN SUCCESS/THE BRAVE WILL HONOR/THE BRAVE VANQUISHED/NONE THE LESS/ERECTED BY THE/MOSES WOOD CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/CONFEDERACY/1922/OUR/CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS (On back of base:) LEST WE FORGET (On side columns, raised:) 1861/1865 unsigned
Description:
Figure of soldier standing at ease on top of columnar base. He wears a brimmed hat and has a bag or pouch on his proper right hip. He appears to lean on his rifle which he holds by the barrel with both hands, the butt resting by his feet. There is a tree stump behind his proper right leg. Upper base is decorated with relief of a wreath surrounding CSA monogram. Flanking base is a wall with two small columns on either end. In front of base is a granite tablet dedicated to Moses Wood which was added in 1932.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Homage -- Wood, Moses
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Gaffney
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City of Gaffney, 203 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, South Carolina
Coadministered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Moses Wood Chapter, Gaffney, South Carolina
Located Corner of Buford & Limestone Streets, Gaffney, South Carolina
Remarks:
A granite tablet in memorium to Moses Wood was placed in front of the base in 1932 by the Moses Wood Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tablet reads: THIS TABLET IN MEMORIAM/MOSES WOOD/ERECTED BY MOSES WOOD CHAPTER U D C/1932. For related article see: Gaffney Ledger (Gaffney, SC), Sept. 11, 1954.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000119
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