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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Parksley
Sculpture
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1899.
Medium:
Figure: stone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 16 ft.
Inscription:
(On top front of base:) 1861/1865 (On lower front of base:) ERECTED BY/(seven lines of text and names follow) unsigned
Description:
A Confederate soldier stands at parade rest with both hands on the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his proper right foot. He has a moustache and wears field uniform, including a brimmed hat. The soldier is mounted on top of a tall, inscribed, multitiered, columnar base with decorative detail towards the top. In the center of the base is what may be either a circular relief or plaque. The area around the monument is bordered by a circular sidewalk.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Parksley
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by Accomack County, P. O. Box 256, Parksley, Virginia 23421
Coadministered by City of Parksley, P. O. Box 256, Parksley, Virginia 23421
Located Mary & Cassatt Streets, Parksley, Virginia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000219
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VA000219
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