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Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on plinth, right rear:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (On plaque on base, front:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF/PUTNAM AND VICINITY/WHO FOUGHT FOR/THE PRESERVATION/OF THE UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED BY/A.G. WARNER WOMEN'S/RELIEF CORPS (On base, raised characters:) 1861-1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier stands atop a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a long, caped coat, cap and moustache. He holds his rifle by the barrel in both hands in front of him with the butt on the ground. Decorative relief elements on the base include crossed rifles, cannons and a Grand Army of the Republic shield. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Putnam Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Putnam, Parks & Recreation Department, 126 Church Street, Putnam, Connecticut 06260 Located Opposite 93 Grove Street, Putnam, Connecticut Remarks:  Erected by the A. G. Warner Women's Relief Corps. For related reading, see the Putnam Patriot, May 31, 1912 and June 7, 1912. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Putnam Patriot, May 31, 1912, pg. 1. 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 CT000366   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000366 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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