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Ryegate Granite Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Darlington
Sculpture
Memorial of the Soldiers and Sailor Dead of LaFayette Co., (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
Memorial of the Soldiers and Sailor Dead of LaFayette Co., (sculpture).
Other Titles:
La Fayette County Soldiers & Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
La Fayette County Veterans' Memorial Monument, (sculpture).
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned May 10, 1889. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1889.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: Ryegate and Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 56 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) LAFAYETTE/COUNTY ERECTS/THIS SHAFT IN/MEMORY OF HER/SOLDIERS AND/SAILORS/DEDICATED/OCT. 15, A.D. 1889 (Back of base:) IT SHALL SPEAK/TO THE YOUNG OF/THE HONOR AND/DIGNITY OF/CITIZENSHIP OF/THE PRICELESS/COST OF COUNTRY/AND UNION (Side of base:) THEY DIED; THE/NATIONS LIVE (Other side of base:) TO HONOR THE/LIVING SOLDIER/TO KEEP GREEN/THE MEMORY OF/THE HEROIC DEAD/A GRATEFUL/PEOPLE ERECT/THIS MONUMENT
Description:
A tall granite shaft with bronze soldier standing on top. The mustached, uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. He wears a visored cap, a short cape and knee-length coat. The multi-tiered shaft is decorated with reliefs near the bottom, one of which is of crossed swords or sabers; and has a decorated, inscribed lower section that has four recessed panels with columns on each corner.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Darlington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Darlington, Parks Department, Darlington, Wisconsin 53530
Located 400 block of Main Street, Darlington, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The $6,000 memorial was erected by Lafayette County in memory of her dead soldiers and sailors, and to honor her living soldiers. IAS files contain excerpt from Marian Howard's "History of La Fayette County Soldier's & Sailors Monument, Darlington, Wisconsin," 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5027, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. 1889, pg. 216.
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 WI000131
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WI000131
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