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Grasser, Sanford,
Portrait male -- Lyon, Nathaniel
History -- United States
History -- United States
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Bird
Occupation -- Military
Obelisk
Relief
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Eastford
Sculpture
General Nathaniel Lyon Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grasser, Sanford, sculptor.
Title:
General Nathaniel Lyon Monument, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Shaft: marble; Base: marble and granite; Foundation: cobblestone.
Dimensions:
Shaft: approx. 6 ft. x 30 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 46 in. x 46 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) GEN. NATHANIEL LYON/U.S.A. (Top riser on front of base:) LYON (South side face:) VERA CRUZ,/SERRO GORDO,/CONTRERAS,/CHERUBUSCO,/MOLINO DEL RAY,/CHAPULTEPEC &/CITY OF MEXICO (Rear side of base:) CAPTURE OF/CAMP JACKSON,/MAY 10, 1861,/BOONEVILLE,/JUNE 16, 1861,/DUG SPRINGS,/AUGUST 1, 1861. (North side of base:) BORN/JULY 14, 1818/KILLED IN BATTLE OF/WILSON'S CREEK/AUGUST 10, 1861. (Incised script on top riser of north side of base:) Sanford Grasser/Webster, Mass. signed
Description:
An octagonal shaft on a tapered base. The base features a relief of General Nathaniel Lyon on horseback. A dove with outstretched wings is perched on a sphere on top of the shaft. The shaft also has decorative reliefs, including a belted shield superimposed over crossed cannons and swords.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lyon, Nathaniel -- Full length
History -- United States -- Mexican War
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Occupation -- Military -- General
Object Type:
Obelisk
Relief
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Eastford
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Eastford, Town Clerk, Westford Road, Town Office Building, Eastford, Connecticut 06242
Located Adjacent to 35 General Lyon Road, South of SR 44, Phoenixville, Eastford, Connecticut
Remarks:
General Nathaniel Lyon was Eastford's most famous native son, having served with distinction in the Mexican War and Civil War. In 1907, a commission was appointed by the legislature with a budget of $500 to improve the burial place of General Lyon. In 1909, the surrounding lot was reconfigured to place emphasis on the memorial, a cobblestone retaining wall was built, and three canons placed on its top. For more information see: Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman, "Civil War Union Monuments," (Washington, D.C.), 1978, pg. 18; Diane Maher Cameron, "Eastford-The Biography of a New England Town," (Eastford, CT:) Eastford Historical Society, 1976; Albert E. Van Dusen, "Connecticut," (New York: Random House), 1961; The Chronicle (Willimantic, CT), Aug. 11, 1933; and the Hartford Courant (CT), Aug. 10, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000150
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