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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Neligh
Sculpture
(War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(War Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
1912. Dedicated May 30, 1912.
Medium:
Figure: tan stone; Base: gray stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) (GAR insignia) (Lower front of base:) 1861-1865 (West side of base:) IN MEMORY OF/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF ALL WARS (Rear of base:) (WRC insignia) (East side of base:) ERECTED BY NELIGH/RELIEF CORPS/NO.59/AND/UNVEILED MAY 30, 1912 unsigned
Description:
Uniformed male Civil War soldier standing on a tiered base. The soldier is holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands, with the butt of the rifle resting on the plinth. The inscriptions on the base of rough-cut stone are on raised polished stone.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Neligh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Neligh, Cemetery Association, Neligh, Nebraska
Located Laurel Hill, Highway 275 & Cemetery Road, Neligh, Nebraska
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000065
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000065
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