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Unknown (Italian),
Morriss Bros. Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Tyler
Sculpture
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Morriss Bros. Company, fabricator.
Title:
Confederate Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907-1909. Dedicated July 6, 1909.
Medium:
Figure: Italian marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ERECTED BY/MOLLIE MOORE/DAVIS CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF/THE CONFEDERACY/BY POPULAR/SUBSCRIPTION/A.D. 1907/IN TENDER/REVERENCE OF THE/MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS/FROM SMITH COUNTY WHO FOUGHT/IN THE ARMIES OF THE CONFEDERACY (On base, to soldier's proper left:) THE DUST OF THE 231 BRAVE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/WHO AT THE CALL OF DUTY/FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT/REPOSES HERE. AFTER FORTY/YEARS THEY ARE STILL/REMEMBERED AND HONORED/BECAUSE THEY DIED FOR THEIR/COUNTRY. unsigned
Description:
Figure of a bearded Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform which includes a waist-length jacket, a brimmed hat, and a bedroll draped over one shoulder. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper left foot. His proper left leg is supported in back by a tree stump. The soldier and plinth rest on a small granite boulder atop the base. The tiered granite base has a an olive wreath relief on the front and inscriptions on all four sides.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Tyler
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mollie Moore Davis Chapter, 801 West Connally, Tyler, Texas 75701
Located Oakwood Cemetery, 400 Ellis Street, Tyler, Texas
Remarks:
The statue was ordered from Italy. The firm of Morris Brothers Marble Works erected the monument at a cost of $5,000 for the Mollie Moore Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The statue was ordered from Italy and was erected to honor the Confederate dead of Smith County, as well as the 231 soldiers who died of various illnesses while training in Tyler. Originally, Oakwood Cemetery was called Lollar's Cemetery, then City Cemetery. In 1903, it was renamed Oakwood Cemetery.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000043
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