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Schwarz, Rudolf,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Sculpture
Memorial To Company A Capital Guards, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial To Company A Capital Guards, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lest We Forget, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 16, 1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 32 in. x 32 in.; Base: approx. 16 ft. x 40 in. x 40 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, engraved:) "LEST WE FORGET" (On front of base, raised:) TO THE MEMORY/OF THE CAPITAL GUARDS/COMPANY A/SIXTH ARKANSAS INFANTRY/CLEBURNE'S DIVISION/1861-1865/"WHEN HIS DIVISION DEFENDED,/NO ODDS COULD BREAK IT'S LINES/WHEN IT ATTACKED NO NUMBERS RESISTED IT'S ONSLAUGHT."/GENERAL WM. U. HARDEE (On front of base, engraved:) ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF THE/CAPITAL GUARDS AND BY THE CITIZENS OF/LITTLE ROCK UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE/ROBERT C. NEWTON CAMP UNITED SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN. (On back of base, engraved:) ROSTER OF THE CAPITAL GUARDS COMPANY A, SIXTH ARKANSAS/INFANTRY REGIMENT, C.S.A./OFFICERS/(followed by four names)/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS & PRIVATES (followed by 70 names)
Description:
Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier. He stands with his proper left foot forward and grasps a rifle with both hands, holding the rifle poised. He wears a brimmed hat and a uniform with utility belt and canteen. The bronze sculpture stands atop a tall granite pedestal.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Arkansas, Department of Parks & Tourism, One Capital Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Located McArthur Park, Northeast corner of Museum of Natural History, Little Rock, Arkansas
Remarks:
The roster of names on the back of the base was added in September 1940. Funds for adding the names were raised by a special committee which was assisted by chapters of the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy. IAS files contain transcription of all names listed. IAS files contain related articles from Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR), Sept. 5, 1940 and Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR), May 26, 1968.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.
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 AR000287
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000287
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