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Davis, E. Albert,
History -- United States
Figure group
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Allegory -- Civic
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Attleboro
Relief
Boulder
Sculpture
DAR Revolutionary Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Davis, E. Albert, sculptor.
Title:
DAR Revolutionary Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
May 13, 1931.
Medium:
Plaque: bronze; Base: stone boulder.
Dimensions:
Plaque: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 5 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On relief plaque:) To perpetuate the memory of Revolutionary War Soldiers. This tablet placed by the Descendents of these men and the Attleboro Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. 1931 E. Albert Davis signed
Description:
A large stone boulder with a rectangular bronze relief plaque featuring a Revolutionary War soldier and a female figure standing beside the names of Attleboro's Revolutionary War soldiers. The female figure wears a laurel wreath and carries a feather in her proper right hand. An eagle with its wings spread appears at the top left side of the plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Figure group
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Attleboro
Relief
Boulder
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Attleboro, Attleboro Historical Commission, 77 Park Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703
Located Old Kirk Cemetery, Behind Second Congregational Church on Park Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts
Remarks:
This monument is one of two Revolutionary War monuments erected in Attleboro by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The other monument is located in Capron Park (IAS record MA000287). IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated June 30, 1985.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000288
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000288
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