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Mead, Larkin Goldsmith,
Grebble,
Laird, Peter B.,
History -- United States
Allegory -- Place
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- St. Johnsbury
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mead, Larkin Goldsmith, 1835-1910, sculptor.
Grebble, architect.
Laird, Peter B., contractor.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
America, (sculpture).
Statue of Liberty, (sculpture).
Dates:
1868. Dedicated Aug. 20, 1868.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Italian marble on a Danville granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on east side of base:) JOHN DONOVAN - DANIEL J. LEE WILLIAMSBURG.COLD HARBOR./PETERSBURG.LEES MILLS.CEDAR CREEK (North side of base:) SOLON W. PIERCE-JULIUS DUPLUSE; FREDERICKSBURG. GETTYSBURG./WINCHESTER.SPOTTSYLVANIA./WILDERNESS.PORT.HUDSON.(West side of base:) IN HONOR OF/THE ST. JOHNSBURY VOLUNTEERS/WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/IN DEFENCE OF THE UNION/(80 names) GEO.E.CHAMBERLIN - WILLIAM NORRIS (South side of base:) 1867./CPL.HARRISON W. VARNEY - CHARLES A. PICARD
Description:
Standing female figure of America holding a sword in her proper left hand and a wreath in her proper right hand. An eagle sits by her proper right foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Allegory -- Place -- America
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Other -- Wreath
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- St. Johnsbury
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of St. Johnsbury, Department of Parks and Trees, Main Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
Located Courthouse Park, Corner of Main Street & Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
Remarks:
The idea for the monument originated in town meeting held March 1966. On June 23, 1866, at a town meeting, a committee voted to appropriate a sum not to exceed $10,000 to erect a monument in memory of the men who lost their lives in the Civil War. Vermont native, Larkin Mead of Florence, Italy, was contracted for $5,000 for a statue. Peter B. Laird, was contracted for a granite base and pedestal, from a design by architect Grebble of Philadelphia. The base was erected in the Spring of 1868; in August, the statue arrived from Italy and on Aug. 20, 1868, a dedication ceremony was held. Total cost of the monument was $8,892. See IAS files for additional citations.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VT0014, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1910, pg. 805.
Fairbanks, Edward T., "The Town of St. Johnsbury Vermont," St. Johnsbury, VT: The Cowles Press, 1914, pg. 286-287.
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 VT000026
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