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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Demopolis
Sculpture
Demopolis Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Demopolis Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 26, 1910.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 48 x 20 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 141 x 117 x 117 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, upper section, raised:) 1861 (intertwined CSA) 1864 (On front of base, lower section, raised:) OUR/CONFEDERATE/DEAD (On rear of base, lower section, raised:) ERECTED BY/THE MARENGO RIFLES CHAPTER,/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY./1910 unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of Confederate soldier standing on a tall pedestal. Figure is bearded; head is turned to proper left. He stands with weight on proper right leg, proper left leg is bent at the knee, proper left foot extends slightly off the base. Figure grasps barrel of rifle which stands vertically on the ground in front of proper right foot. Figure wears military uniform, bedroll on proper left shoulder, and a hat. Base is flanked by two cannons. Relief of a crossed rifle, sword, and flag on front of base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Demopolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Demopolis, Pride Community, P. O. Box 580, Demopolis, Alabama 36732
Located North Main Avenue & West Capital Street, Demopolis, Alabama
Remarks:
IAS files contain copies of related articles from The Demopolis Times (Demopolis, CT), Oct. 13, 1910, pg. 8; an undated article from the Tuscaloosa News; and an undated clipping with historic photograph of the monument from the Marengo County Historical Society Files located in Bluff Hall, Demopolis, AL. On July 16, 2016, the monument was damaged in a car accident which knocked the Confederate soldier to the ground.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
West Alabama Watchman, (Jan. 20, 2017).
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 AL000039
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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