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McNeel Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Griffin
Sculpture
(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
McNeel Marble Works, fabricator. (possibly by)
Title:
(Confederate Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Nov. 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) (CSA monogram within wreath)/OUR TRIBUTE OF/GRATITUDE, REVERENCE,/AND LOVE TO THE SOLDIERS,/OF THE CONFEDERATE/STATES OF AMERICA./1861-1865 (One side of base:) In everlasting/Remembrance of the/Heroic Deeds, Sublime/Self-Sacrifice/and Undying Devotion/to Duty and County,/of Spaulding County's/Confederate Soldiers. (Rear of base:) Erected By/James Boynton Chapter/United Daughters/of the Confederacy,/of Griffin/and Spaulding County/November, 1909. (Other side of base:) Their Mausoleum/is our heart/their fame hath/Deathless Bloom;/Time is their/watchful sentinel,/and Glory Guards/their tomb.
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop a tall, square shaft, holding the barrel of his rifle at chest level with both hands, the stock resting by proper right foot. He has a moustache and goatee, and wears a hat. A bed roll is slung over his proper right shoulder, and he has a small pouch on his rear proper left hip. His proper left foot is forward, extended over the top of the shaft, and the rear of his proper right leg is braced against a short tree stump. The shaft is decorated with reliefs, including a wreath, crossed swords, and the seal of the Confederate States of America. The lower base is multitiered and graduated, with a rough-edged lower tier.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Griffin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Griffin, Cemeteries Department, P. O. Box T, Griffin, Georgia 30224
Located Memorial Park, Corner of Taylor Street & Memorial Drive, Griffin, Georgia
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the Confederate soldiers of Spaulding County, Georgia. It was erected by the James Boynton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), of Griffin, and Spaulding County. The soldier figure seems to be the same as the soldier atop the confederate monument in McDonough, Georgia (IAS GA000576), which was fabricated by McNeel Marble Works. For related information see: Isabell Buzzett Smith's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984. IAS files contain transcriptions of two nearby plaques.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
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 GA000575
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