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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Pulaski
Sculpture
(The Civil War Monument of Pulaski), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(The Civil War Monument of Pulaski), (sculpture).
Dates:
1919. Installed Aug. 6, 1919. Dedicated June 9, 1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on base, front:) IN HONOR OF THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF THE TOWN OF/RICHLAND/WHO NOBLY DEFENDED/THE UNION/1861-1865 (Plaques on three sides of the base list regiments and names) unsigned
Description:
Full-length uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest. He wears a long caped coat, cap, with a sheathed bayonet on his proper left side and an ammunition case on his proper right side. His rifle is held vertically in front of him with both hands around the barrel. There is a relief of an eagle within a wreath on the front of the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Pulaski
Sculpture
Owner:
Oswego County Courthouse, Grounds, Pulaski, New York
Remarks:
Erected under the auspices of the A. S. Warner Camp, Grand Army of the Republic. The final cost was $3,500. The idea for the monument originated in 1899 and a fundraising campaign began in 1911. IAS files contain text of a poem from a related plaque inside the courthouse and correspondence from the Pulaski town historian dated Aug. 19, 1994. For related reading, see the Pulaski Democrat, Dec. 13, 1911.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY001876
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001876
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