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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Homer
Sculpture
(The Confederate Soldier), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(The Confederate Soldier), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 23, 1940.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 78 x 18 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 60 x 60 x 60 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base, incised lettering:) (CSA monogram)/DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF/OUR SOLDIERS/OF THE/CONFEDERATE/STATES ARMY/1861---1865 (Rear of base, incised lettering:) (CSA monogram)/CLAIBORNE PARISH/VETERANS/WITH MEMORIES/SHRINED IN VOTIVE STONE/WE HAVE REMEMBERED/THEM/ERECTED MAY 1940 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands with hands at chest level, holding the barrel of his rifle, the butt resting before his proper right foot. He is clean-shaven and wears a broad rimmed hat, with a bedroll slung over his proper left shoulder crossing to his proper right side. Various accouterments are attached to his belt, the buckle engraved "CSA." The soldier is mounted upon a four-tiered base, with a large relief of a waving Confederate flag on sides of the upper tier, placed upon a foundation.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Homer
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Claiborne Parish Police Jury, 514 East Main, Homer, Louisiana 71040
Located Claiborne Parish Courthouse, Intersection of West & South Main, Homer, Louisiana
Remarks:
The monument, commonly known as "The Confederate Soldier," commemorates the Civil War veterans of Claiborne Parish. It cost $1,136, with funding begun with a contribution of $27.49 from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A metal box in the cornerstone holds the names of 1,564 men who enlisted in fourteen companies organized from the Parish in one day; and names of contributors. IAS files contain a related article from the Ford Museum Newsletter 2 (Fall 1985): pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
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 LA000440
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