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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Confederate Heroes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Heroes, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Feb. 15, 1908.
Medium:
Figure: stone; Base: concrete and granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 18 x 11 x 11 ft.
Inscription:
(On front at top of pedestal, raised:) OUR HEROES (On front of mid-section of pedestal:) ERECTED BY THE/LOU DOUGHERTY/CHAPTER NO. 366/DAUGHTERS OF THE/CONFEDERACY/OF GAINESVILLE TEX/FEB. 15 1908 (On front lower section of pedestal:) CONFEDERATE unsigned
Description:
A Confederate soldier, dressed in a military uniform that includes a belt buckle with "CSA" on it, a brimmed hat, and a canteen and a pouch hanging from the belt, stands against a tree stump and raises his proper right arm with index finger pointed upward and his proper left arm by his side. The figure is placed atop a pedestal and a multitiered base that is surrounded by a low circular curb.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Gainesville, 200 South Rusk, Gainesville, Texas 76240
Located Leonard Park, West California Street, Gainesville, Texas
Remarks:
Erected by Lou Dougherty, Chapter No. 366 of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Gainsville, Texas to honor the heroes of the Confederate Army.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
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 TX000419
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000419
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