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W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Ripley
Sculpture
Union Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title:
Union Soldier, (sculpture).
Dates:
1915. Dedicated June 25, 1915.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 60 in. x 60 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left rear corner of plinth:) MANUFACTURED BY/THE W.P.H. MULLINS CO./SALEM, OHIO, U.S.A. (Base, front:) ERECTED/1915/IN MEMORY OF/FEDERAL SOLDIERS/WAR 1861-5 (Base, rear:) G. A. R. (On front of base, around outer edge of seal:) GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1861 - VETERAN - 1866 (At top front of base:) F (At top left side of base:) C (At top right side of base:) L (At top rear of base:) G.A.R. Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Civil War Union soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a military uniform consisting of a slouch cap, a thigh-length coat with high collar, long pants which fall to the top of the shoes and show little detail, and smooth, square-toed boots. He carries a knapsack and bedroll on his back. The moustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the proper right front corner of the plinth and extends beyond the edge of it. His proper left leg is slightly bent and slightly forward, so that the toe of his boot extends slightly beyond the edge of the plinth. Attached to his belt are various pouches and a bayonet.
The base is a tiered granite shaft. In the middle of the front is a low relief of a flag and a round seal. At the center of the seal are three figures: an Indian in the center and a soldier at his proper left shaking hands with a sailor at his proper right. On the right side of the shaft is a low relief of crossed swords; on the rear is a low relief of crossed cannons, and on the left side is an anchor.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Ripley
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jackson County, Jackson County Commission, 112 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia 25271
Located Jackson County Courthouse, 112 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia 25271
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Jackson County Herald, (Ripley, WV) March 19, 1915, June 19, 1915, and July 2, 1915. The monument was funded by a subscription drive organized by the Grand Army of the Republic.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Jackson Herald (Ripley, WV), March 19, 1915.
Jackson Herald (Ripley, WV), June 19, 1915, pg. 1.
Jackson Herald (Ripley, WV), July 2, 1915, pg. 1
Illustration:
Image on file.
Jackson Herald (Ripley, WV), March 19, 1915.
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 WV000100
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