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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Wilbraham
Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1894.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 22 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) GETTYSBURG/ANTIETAM/APPOMATTOX/PETERSBURG (On west side of base:) TO/THE MEN OF WILBRAHAM/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WAR WHICH PRESERVED/THE UNION AND DESTROYED/SLAVERY. THIS MONUMENT/ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE/MEMORY OF THEIR PATRIOTIC/SERVICE/1861-1865/ERECTED BY LUCIA STEBBINS/IN THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND/S. FOSKIT M.D./1894 (On south, east, and north sides of base: names of Wilbraham soldiers) unsigned
Description:
A figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle vertically in front of him stands atop a square granite base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Wilbraham
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Wilbraham, Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Located Springfield & Main Streets, Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial honors the men of Wilbraham 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 MA001002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA001002
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