Eagle on Monument, (sculpture).

Eagle on Monument, (sculpture).

Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895, sculptor.

Eagle on Monument, (sculpture).

After October 11, 1867.

Digital Reference:

Marble on a stone shaft.

Eagle: approx. H. 30 in. x W. 24 in.

(Base front:) CADET.JOHN S.FARWELL/OF THE/FIRST CLASS/U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY/Died at West Point N.Y./OCT. 11, 1867./IN THE 22 YEAR/OF HIS LIFE

An eagle, perched atop a memorial shaft for West Point Cadet John S. Farwell. The standing eagle, with its wings spread back, holds a flag in its beak. The flag drapes over the top part of the shaft. On the base, above the inscription is a pair of crossed swords, also draped in memory of a deceased comrade.

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Homage -- Farwell, John S.

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Macomb

Administered by City of Macomb, City Administrator, Macomb, Illinois 61455

Located Oakwood Cemetery, North Randolph Street, East side, Macomb, Illinois 61455

IAS files contain a copy of Macomb Daily Journal (Macomb, IL), Mar. 9, 1976, pg. 1 describing how the artist used a live eagle to model the piece. Two eagles were made for monuments; the whereabouts of the other are unknown.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.

Macomb Daily Journal (Macomb, IL), Mar. 9, 1976, pg. 2.

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