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Lt. Col. Joseph Wait Gravesite, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Lt. Col. Joseph Wait Gravesite, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Wait, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1808. Medium:  Marble marker. Dimensions:  Marker: approx. 45 x 24 x 2 3/8 in. Inscription:  (West side:) Our Common Country/Claims Our Aid/Living or Dying/I Will Defend Her (East side:) To/Perpetuate/The Memory Of/Lt. Col. Joseph Wait/An Officer In The American Revolutionary War/Who Died On His Return From/An Expedition Into Canada/Sept. 1776/This Stone Is Erected In/Testimony Of Respect/By His Brethren In Arms. unsigned Description:  Relief carving of a Revolutionary soldier standing with his feet together and his proper left hand behind his back. His proper right arm is raised and holds a sword above his head. He is dressed in a military uniform and wears a tricorn hat. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Portrait male -- Wait, Joseph Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Relief Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- North Clarendon Sculpture Owner:  Located Pinkowski Farm, Northeast corner of Alfrecha Road & Middle Road, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of Saunders, Westbrook, et al., "Celebrating Vermont; Myths & Realities," Middlebury, VT: Johnson Memorial Gallery, 1991, discussing the piece and Joseph Waits. IAS files also contain copies of the Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT), July 28, 1808, discussing the dedication; "Clarendon, Vermont 1761-1976," Rutland, VT: Acadmey Books, n.d., pg. 16, 17 listing the inscription and discussing Wait; and Inez Waite Seaver's article, "The Wait Brothers," in Vermont Life, Fall 1961 discussing the piece, Wait and his brothers. Joseph Wait is believed to be the first Revoluntionary War soldier to be buried in Vermont. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT), July 28, 1808. Saunders, Westbrook, et al., "Celebrating Vermont; Myths and Realities," Middlebury, VT: Johnson Memorial Gallery, 1991, pg. 110. Seaver, Inez Waite, "The Wait Brothers," Vermont Life, Fall 1951. "Clarendon, Vermont 1761-1976," Rutland, VT: Academy Books, n.d., pg. 16, 17. Illustration:  Image on file. Saunders, Westbrook, et al, "Celebrating Vermont; Myths and Realities," Middlebury, VT: Johnson Memorial Gallery, 1991, pg. 111. 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 VT000248   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000248 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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