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W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Laclede
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1915.
Medium:
Sculpture: sheet copper; Plinth: copper; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Plinth: approx. H. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(Proper right base:) ERECTED/BY/POST/AND/PEOPLE/OF/LACLEDE/1915 (Proper left base:) MUSTERED 1882/IN/MEMORY/OF PHIL/KEARNY/POST/NO. 19/DEPT. OF/MO. G.A.R. Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Civil War color bearer stands holding a sword in his proper right hand. The sword is angled downward and his proper right arm is at his side. His proper left arm is bent upward at the elbow and his proper left hand holds a staff bearing the flag. The figure's proper right foot is forward and the proper right knee is slightly bent. He is dressed in a military uniform and has a flag carrier draped over his shoulders. The flag staff has an eagle sculpted at the top and rests on ground to the proper left side of the figure's proper left foot.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Laclede
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Laclede, Grand Army of the Republic Local Chapter, Laclede, Missouri 64651
Located Laclede Cemetary, Laclede, Missouri
Remarks:
The total cost of the sculpture was approximately $625. The Post contributed $500; remaining funds were raised by subscription. The sculpture was originally sited approximately 30 feet closer to the door. IAS files contain an article from the Laclede Blade dated April 9, 1915.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri 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 MO000114
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000114
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