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American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Figure -- Waist length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Fond Du Lac
Relief
Sculpture
Memorial to Those Who Served in the War with Spain, 1898-1902, (sculpture).
Artist:
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Memorial to Those Who Served in the War with Spain, 1898-1902, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: copper bronze; Base: white granite and granite; Relief plaque: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
American Art Bronze Foundry, Chicago, 1936 (Front of base, incised lettering:) (emblem)/MEMORIAL/TO/THOSE WHO SERVED/IN THE WAR/WITH/SPAIN/1898 -- 1902/(On relief plaque, raised lettering:) IN MEMORIAM/U.S.S. MAINE/DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR/FEBRUARY 15TH 1898/THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE USS MAINE (One side of base, incised lettering:) (emblem)/IN HONOR/TO/OUR DEAD (Other side of base:) "Freedom, patriotism, and humanity" Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A uniformed Spanish-American soldier stands with his proper right hand on his hip, a rifle in his proper left hand, butt end down. He wears a rough rider-style hat, rolled sleeves, boots, and ammunition belt. The soldier is mounted upon a two-tiered base with an upper tier of white granite. A bas-relief plaque on the bottom front of the upper tier depicts a waist-length figure wearing classical garb, with head lowered and proper right hand upraised. The figure stands behind a shield with an emblem of a shield topped with an eagle, inscribed with "PATRIOTISM" on the top. An integral curved seating area is installed on either side of the lower base in the front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male -- Full length
Figure -- Waist length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Fond Du Lac
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
City of Fond Du Lac, Parks Department, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Located Corner of West Scott Street & Main, on median, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Remarks:
Monument commemorates soldiers of the Spanish American War. 1995 SOS! survey reports that the original white granite base was probably raised during the past ten years and the seating added in the front.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
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 WI000432
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000432
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