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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Richmond
Sculpture
(Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Civil War Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 20, 1894.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 64 x 16 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 38 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(Encircling upper section of base, in script:) They did such deeds of valor strong, that neither history nor song can count them. (Upper front of base:) ERECTED/BY THE/HENRY G. BEEBE/WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS/IN MEMORY OF/OUR/UNION/SOLDIERS/1861-1865/DEDICATED OCT. 20, 1894 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, leaning on his rifle, hands holding the muzzle. The butt of the rifle rests by proper right foot. The soldier has a moustache and wears a billed cap, with the cape of his overcoat flung over his proper left shoulder. The stump of a tree is behind his proper right leg, and the toe of his proper left foot extends over the front of the base. The soldier is mounted upon a multitiered, inscribed base with a castellated upper section with a star on the front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Richmond Cemetery, 33 Mile Road & M-19 (Main Street), Richmond, Michigan
Remarks:
The monument was erected by the Henry G. Beebe Women's Relief Corps of Richmond and commemorates Civil War soldiers. A working Civil War mortar once stood next to the monument. IAS files contain a related article from The Review (Michigan), May 20, 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Review (Michigan), May 20, 1987.
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 MI000438
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000438
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