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Woodruff, William H.,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Edgerton
Arch
Decorative arts
Sculpture
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Woodruff, William H., sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Soldiers and Sailors and Marines Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 5 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 18 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Rear of sculpture, below eagle, incised lettering:) W. WOODRUFF (artist's symbol) (On front of arch, raised lettering:) (Top center:) 1861-1865 (Left side) 1898-1902/1941-1945/1964-1975 (Right side:) 1914-1918/1950-1955 (Across front top of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED BY EDGERTON MONUMENT CIRCLE FOR SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES signed
Description:
An arch capped with an eagle is mounted on a short base with a smooth upper segment on top of a rough-hewn bottom. An urn rests under the arch on the base. A plaque rests on the ground directly in front of the sculpture.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Edgerton
Arch
Decorative arts
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Edgerton, 12 Albion, Edgerton, Wisconsin 53534
Located Fassett Cemetery, Between last two roads into cemetery, Edgerton, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The sculpture honors all veterans of war. The original eagle, which was stolen, was much larger and made of bronze. It was replaced by a smaller stone eagle. A plaque located on ground in front of sculpture reads: THE EAGLE ATOP THIS MEMORIAL WAS/PRESENTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF/EDWARD C. DONSTAD/MARYANNE BARTZ DONSTAD/JAMES M. DONSTAD/BY THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IAS files contain a Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Catalog sculpture report (Rock County I. D. No. RCVM 26) prepared Nov. 1, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin 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 WI000345
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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