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Monumental Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Darlington
Relief
Sculpture
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Monumental Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Civil War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 1, 1887.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: zinc; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
Monumental Bronze Co. (On front of base, raised letters:) ERECTED BY/DAN LEASURE POST/No. 402 GAR/SEPTEMBER 1, 1887/GETTYSBURG (On back of base, raised letters:) ERECTED/TO/THE MEMORY/OF THE/FALLEN SOLDIER/1861-1865./LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN (On right side of base, raised letters:) APPOMATTOX (On left side of base, raised letters:) CHICKAMAUGA unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The memorial is topped with a standing figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him with both hands, proper left hand over proper right hand. The butt of the rifle rests on the ground by his proper right foot. He has a moustache and wears a belted knee-length coat with a short cape over his shoulders. On his head he wears a small cap. A small, square pouch is attached to his belt on his back proper right side. The soldier rests at the top of a tall base adorned around the top with reliefs of military emblems encircled with wreaths and flanked with garlands. Below the emblems on the front of the base is a relief of an eagle perched on two crossed cannons. Below the cannons is a pile of cannon balls and an unfurled United States flag. Below the flag is a large star. On the left side of the base is a relief of two crossed rifles surrounded by a wreath. On the right side of the base is a relief of an eagle with wings spread, perched on a shield. Two flags extended from each side of the shield.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Darlington
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Borough of Darlington, 3728 Constitution Boulevard, Darlington, Pennsylvania
Located 3rd & Market Streets, Darlington, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The memorial was installed by Dan Leasure Post, No. 402, Grand Army of the Republic, in memory of the soldiers who died in the Civil War. There was once an iron fence around the memorial, but it was scrapped in World War II.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA000684
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000684
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