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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie
Sculpture
Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907. Dedicated May 30, 1907.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On emblem on front of base:) VIRTUE/LIBERTY/INDEPENDENCE (On north side of base:) Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors home, Erie, Pennsylvania Established by Act of Assembly, approved June 3, 1885 Formally opened and dedicated February 22, 1886 This memorial erected to the memory of the dead, was unveiled May 30, 1907 (On plaque on east side of base, in raised lettering:) "SLOWLY THE SAD PROCESSION COMES./THE HEART MAY ACHE, THE HEART MUST SWELL/WITH PRICE FOR THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT SO WELL./HIS BLOOD HAS BURNISHED HIS SABRE BRIGHT./TO HIS MEMORY HONOR TO HIM GOOD NIGHT" unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at ease, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the stock of the rifle resting on the ground. The soldier is painted gold. The sculpture is mounted on a large square boulder adorned on the front with a emblem depicting a shield.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Military history
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie
Sculpture
Owner:
Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home, 560 East 3rd Street, Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
Remarks:
The inscription on a nearby marble stone reads: Unknown Soldier.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001012
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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