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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Rowley
Sculpture
(Rowley Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Rowley Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1919.
Medium:
Sculpture: possibly sandstone; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 83 in. x 83 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ROWLEY'S TRIBUTE/TO HER MEN WHO WERE IN THE/MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE/OF THE UNITED STATES/IN THE WAR TO PRESERVE THE UNION/THEIR NAMES APPEAR HEREON/ERECTED 1914
Description:
A standing figure of a Civil War soldier standing with his rifle held vertically in front of him. The sculpture rests on a tall square base that is adorned with a relief of an eagle with its wings spread and a relief of crossed swords.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Rowley
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Rowley, Rowley, Massachusetts
Located Main, Summit, & Independence Streets, Rowley, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial honors those from Rowley who served during the Civil War.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000808
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000808
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