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S. J. Nason Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- South Berwick
Sculpture
Civil War Monument - South Berwick, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
S. J. Nason Company, contractor.
Title:
Civil War Monument - South Berwick, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Union Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1901.
Medium:
Figure: Westerly granite; Base: Dark Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 25 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) South Berwicks roll of honor/(two columns of 44 names) (On front of lower base, raised:) 1861-1865 (On back of base:) WE FOUGHT IN OBEDIENCE TO THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY/(40 names listed) (On side of base:) THEY SLEEP BUT THEIR WORKS DO NOT FOLLOW THEM/(24 names listed) (On other side of base:) IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES/(42 names listed)
Description:
A mustached Union Civil War soldier stands at parade rest wearing a military uniform that includes a knee-length coat, a cape, and a cap. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle is placed in front of his proper right foot. The figure stands upon an inscribed, multitiered base. Near the monument are three cannons and a flagpole.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- South Berwick
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of South Berwick, Public Works, 180 Main Street, South Berwick, Maine 03908
Located Jewitt Park, Agamutius Road, South Berwick, Maine
Remarks:
The monument was presented by the citizens of South Berwick to the Grand Army of the Republic on Memorial Day in 1901. The monument cost $1,450 and was funded through a "variety of projects and by direct appeal to the citizenry at a town meeting." When the monument was erected there were 66 soldier's names inscribed on the base. The other names have been added over time. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Maurice J. Warner's "Civil War Memorials Erected in the State of Maine," Augusta, ME: Maine Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ME5007, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1900, pg. 350.
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 ME000112
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000112
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