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Hill, Robert W.,
Plymouth Granite Company,
History -- United States
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Kent
Obelisk
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, Kent, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hill, Robert W., 1838-1909, sculptor. (attributed to)
Plymouth Granite Company, fabricator. (attributed to)
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, Kent, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1885. Dedicated June 9, 1886. Relocated 1924.
Medium:
Obelisk: gray granite; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Obelisk: approx. 30 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(Lower front of obelisk, incised lettering:) ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF KENT/1885/(Upper front of obelisk, on polished panel:) A TRIBUTE OF/HONOR AND GRATITUDE/TO HER CITIZENS/WHO FOUGHT FOR/LIBERTY AND UNION/1861 -- 1865
Description:
The monument is an obelisk adorned at the base with polished panels flanked by fluted columns. In the center of each fluted column is a raised image of a diamond and at the top of each column is a raised image of a star. Across the top of each polished panel is a low pediment decoration. On the front of the obelisk, just above the polished panel, is raised image of the Connecticut state seal. The obelisk rests on a low concrete pad.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Kent
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Kent, Garden Club, 41 Kent Green Boulevard, Kent, Connecticut 06757
Located Intersection of Main Street, Bridge & Maple Streets, Kent, Connecticut
Remarks:
The monument commemorates those who fought in the Civil War. It was moved a few feet west, from the true center of the intersection, in 1924 when Main Street was widened. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication program. The Kent Public Library has a newspaper article from around 1886 that discusses the dedication.
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 CT000273
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000273
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