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Walsh, M. J.,
M. J. Power Bronze Founder,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Ansonia
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, Ansonia, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walsh, M. J., sculptor.
M. J. Power Bronze Founder, founder.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, Ansonia, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ansonia Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
May 30, 1876.
Medium:
Bronze on a gray/tan granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 6 1/2 in.
Inscription:
WALSH (Proper right rear:) Galvano Plastie/by M.J. Power, NY. (Base of pedestal, north:) MALVERN HILL (Base west:) GETTYSBURG (Base south:) ANTIETAM (Base east:) MOBILE (South face of die:) ANSONIA'S TRIBUTE/TO THE MEMORY OF HER SONS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/TO THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE REBELLION OF/1861.-1865. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of an artilleryman facing north. He stands with his proper right foot forward, wearing a loosely fitting coat, an unbuttoned shirt and a wide brimmed soft hat. His proper right hand is held shoulder high.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
History -- United States -- Civil War
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Ansonia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Pine Grove Cemetery Association, 15 Church Street, Ansonia, Connecticut 06401
Located Pine Grove Cemetery, 71 Howard Avenue, Ansonia, Connecticut 06401
Remarks:
IAS files contain transcriptions from The Evening Sentinel, Jan. 14, 1949, the Derby Transcript, January 6, 1876 and Derby Transcript, June 1, 1876. The sculptor of the bronze statue is unknown and M. J. Walsh was the sculptor of the base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000103
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000103
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