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History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Relief
Obelisk
Sculpture
(Grubbtown Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Grubbtown Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Old Soldiers War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 4, 1899.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble and granite; Base: marble and granite.
Dimensions:
Shaft: approx. H. 79 in. x W. 13 in.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 20 in.
Inscription:
KRELL or KOELL (indecipherable) MNT signed
Description:
Tall obelisk with reliefs on west face of an eagle atop flag shield, and crossed flags on cannon ball pile.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Relief
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Recreation, 1600 Arch Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Located Olney Playground, 200 East Champlost Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
IN MEMORY OF THE/UNION SOLDIERS OF GRUBBTOWN/APRIL 15, 1861 - CIVIL WAR - APRIL 9, 1865/MORE MEN WENT TO WAR FROM THIS VILLAGE THAN/ANY OTHER SIMILAR TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES/OVER 55 ENLISTED 6TH CAL & 26, 118, 119 ARMY/NAVY/ERECTED AND DEDICATED JULY 4, 1899/CRESCENTVILLE/SOLDIERS MEMORIAL ASSOC./RESTORED BY CITY OF/PHILADELPHIA/DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION APRIL 1950/RESTORED BY FRIENDS OF TACONY CREEK PARK/MAY 30, 1998.
The memorial was restored in 1999 and rededicated with a replacement plaque. Two weeks after the restoration, it was vandalized and disfigured with graffiti. Subsequent repairs were made. Information on the memorial can be found at the Frankford Historical Society Archives and card index Cresentville; at the Free Library at Race Street (local history of Olney file); and at the Pennsylvania Historical Society (Cresentville file).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1999.
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 PA001732
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001732
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