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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Fort Dodge
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1900.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 x 2.5 x 2.5 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/UNKNOWN SOLDIERS OF THE/UNION ARMY/1861-65/BY FORT DONELSON POST NO. 236 FORT DOGE (sic)/AND CITIZENS OF WEBSTER COUNTY IOWA/UNVEILED MAY 30, 1900
Description:
Civil War soldier in uniform stands at parade rest. He holds the barrel of his rifle with hands, and its butt is on the ground by his proper right foot. A tree stump is on his proper left side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Fort Dodge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Fort Dodge, Parks & Recreation, 326 11th Avenue S.W., Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Located Oak Park Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Remarks:
Erected in memory of unknown soldiers of the Union Army, 1861-1865, by Fort Donelson Post Number 236, Fort Dodge, and citizens of Webster County.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
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 IA000121
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000121
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