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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Prattville
Sculpture
The Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 26, 1908.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 24 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.
Inscription:
(On base, east side:) CSA/"IT IS A DUTY WE OWE TO/POSTERITY TO SEE THAT OUR/CHILDREN SHALL KNOW/THE VIRTUES AND RISE/WORTHY OF THEIR SIRES."/JEFFERSON DAVIS (Front of base:) 1861 - 1865 (West side of base, raised:) CSA/ERECTED 1908./BY/MERRILL E. PRATT CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS/OF THE CONFEDERACY./A TRIBUTE OF LOVE TO/THE NOBLE CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS WHO CHEERFULLY/OFFERED THEIR LIVES IN/DEFENSE OF THE RIGHT OF/LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT./TO OUR/CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS (Back of base:) 1861 - 1865 unsigned
Description:
Figure of Civil War soldier standing at rest on top of a tall granite base. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, the butt resting in front of his proper right foot. He wears a Confederate uniform which includes a sash worn diagonally across his chest, a belt holding a flask on his proper left hip, and a brimmed hat. Behind his proper right leg is a tree stump. The base has a relief of crossed rifles on the front and crossed flags on the back.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Prattville
Sculpture
Owner:
Autauga County Courthouse, Prattville, Alabama
Remarks:
Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Merrill E. Pratt Chapter, in tribute to confederate soldiers.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Widener, Ralph W., "Confederate Monuments: Enduring Symbols of the South and the War Between the States," 1982, pg. 18.
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 AL000120
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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