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History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lexington
Obelisk
Sculpture
Lexington Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Lexington Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1886. Dedicated July 3, 1886.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(On obelisk, rear:) ERECTED BY/THE WOMEN OF LEXINGTON COUNTY/A. D. 1886 (On obelisk, left:) THESE ARE OUR/DEAD./SLEEP ON IN SILENT REST/REST(On obelisk:) LEXINGTON'S VALIANT/SONS/WHO WENT FORTH TO/BATTLE FOR THEIR/COUNTRY'S CAUSE./AND GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE SERVICE OF THE/CONFEDERATE STATES./A.D. 1861-1865. (On obelisk, right:) THEIR DEEDS ARE NOT FORGOTTEN/IN DEATHLESS FAME/OUR GREATFUL (sic) HEARTS/ENSHRINE/THEIR MEMORIES (Names of soldiers appear on all sides of the obelisk)
Description:
Obelisk stands on a three-tiered base and is topped with a pyramid of cannon balls.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lexington
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lexington County, 212 South Lake Drive, Lexington, South Carolina 29169
Located Lexington County Courthouse, Junction of Highways 1 & 6, Lexington, South Carolina
Remarks:
Erected by the Women of Lexington County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000209
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000209
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