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Soldier Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Milmore, Martin, 1844-1883, sculptor. (copy after) White Bronze Company, founder. Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  Soldier Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Boy in Blue, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Dedicated May 26, 1906. Medium:  Sculpture: white bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 23 ft.; Base: approx. W. 20 ft. x D. 20 ft. Inscription:  (On rear of base:) FREEPORT (On front of base:) IN HONOR OF OUR/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/1861-1865 Description:  Full-length figure of a Union soldier in the uniform of an infantryman stands atop a multi-tiered base. He holds the barrel of his rifle in both hands with the butt on the ground. He wears a long coat with a pleated waist-length cape. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Freeport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Freeport, Department of Public Works, 30 Main Street, Freeport, Maine 04330 Located Freeport Park, Corner of Bow & Park Streets, Freeport, Maine Remarks:  Erected under the auspices of the George W. Randall Post No. 98, Grand Army of the Republic. The cost was approximately $2,000. The Post worked with the Women's Relief Corps to raise funds. The Town appropriated $500 and another $500 was raised from the citizenry. The project was initiated about 1900 and was approved by the Town on March 12, 1900. The figure is modeled after the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in South Portland, and both figures are copies after the work of the same name by Martin Milmore, located on the Boston Common. IAS files contain related articles from the Lewiston Journal, May 1906, the Daily Eastern Argus, May 26, 1906, the Portland Sunday Telegram, May 27, 1906, the Coastal Publishing Company (Bath, ME), Oct. 8, 1969 and the Landmarks Observer, May-June 1981. IAS files also include excerpts from "Three Centuries of Freeport, Maine," by Florence Thurston and Harmon Cross and a Public Landscape Survey Form from the Maine Olmsted Alliance, 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ME0010, 1989. Monumental News, July 1905, pg. 496. 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 ME000376   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000376 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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