Alert, (sculpture).

Alert, (sculpture).

Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

Alert, (sculpture).

Spanish American War Soldier, (sculpture).

Hiker, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1925.

Digital Reference:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 5 in. x 36 in. x 36 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 8 ft. (50 tons).

(On plaque, front of base:) This monument Erected/By Spanish War Veterans/Patriotic Organizations/And Citizens of the City/of Toledo to Commem-/Orate the Valour and/Patriotism of the Men/Who Served in the War/With Spain, Philippine/Insurrection and China/Relief Expedition 1898-1902/Dedicated November 25, 1925/Under the Auspices of Robert Camp No. 10/United Spanish War Veterans. (On cruciform plaque, rear of base:) (Encircling relief:) Spanish.War.Veterans.1898-1902. (Tips of cross:) Cuba Porto Rico U.S.S. Philippine Islands

A Spanish American War soldier stands in a ready position, hanging his gun between both arms, his proper left hand on the barrel and his proper right hand on the butt. He is in uniform, with hat and ammunition belt. His trousers are stuffed into knee-high boots and his shirt sleeves are rolled up. A saddle bag hangs on his proper left rear hip and a canteen on the proper right hip. The sculpture is mounted atop a pyramidal base composed of three rough-hewn blocks of stone. On the rear of the base is a cruciform plaque containing a circular relief portraying the gratitude of the freed colonies as a woman kneeling before a soldier and a sailor, with the U.S.S. Maine in the background.

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection

History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Architecture -- Boat -- Maine

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo

Administered by Lucas County, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604

Located Lucas County Courthouse, In back, along Jackson Street between Erie & Michigan, Toledo, Ohio

The sculpture commemorates those who served in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition from 1898 to 1902. Egbert Camp No. 10 of the Spanish American War Veterans raised approximately $6,000 for the sculpture project, and sponsored the dedication ceremony, held on Armistice Day, November 11, 1925. IAS files contain related articles from Toledo Newsbee, Nov. 13, 1925, pg. 13; Nov. 11, 1925, pg. 1; The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Nov. 12, 1925, pg. 8; and the Times, Oct. 15, 1944. IAS files contain undated related information from Venus Bronze Works, Center for Conservation (Detroit, MI).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.

Toledo Newsbee, Nov. 13, 1925, pg. 13.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System