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The Color Bearer, (sculpture). Artist:  W. H. Mullins Company, founder. Title:  The Color Bearer, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Union Soldier Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 19, 1908. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. Description:  Full-length figure of a Civil War color bearer. He wears a military uniform including cap. He holds a sword in his proper right hand. The blade of the sword is almost parallel with the ground. He holds a flag and flagpole against the proper left side of his body. The flagpole is topped with an eagle. The bronze sculpture stands on a multi-tiered stone base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Flag Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Highland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Lloyd, 12 Church Street, Lloyd, New York Located Corner of Route 9 West & Milton Avenue, Highland, New York Remarks:  The monument was funded through local subscription and was erected to the memory of the 156th Regiment, U. S. Volunteers. Cost of the monument was $2,000. The monument was dedicated on the anniversary of one of the battles in which the Regiment took part. The monument was relocated in 1936 within the community of Highland, due to road construction. IAS files contain copy of related correspondence of the town's historian. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from W. H. Mullins, "Statues in Stamped Copper and Bronze", Salem, OH: Caxton Company, 1913, pg. 36, 62. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  W. H. Mullins Company, "Statues in Stamped Copper and Bronze", Cleveland, OH: Caxton Company, 1913, pg. 36. 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 NY001427   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001427 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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