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    		• Monumental Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Beter, Arthur,
     
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    		• Elberton Granite and Marble Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Elbert County Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Monumental Bronze Company, founder.
    Beter, Arthur, sculptor.
    Elberton Granite and Marble Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Elbert County Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1898. Dedicated July 15, 1898. Rededicated April 19, 1905.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: White Bronze; Base: Elberton granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 6 in.; Base: approx. 34 ft. x 9 ft. 10 in. x 10 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Lower front of base, raised lettering:) ELBERT COUNTY/TO HER/CONFEDERATE DEAD (Rear of base:) This monument perpetuates the memory of those who, true to the instincts of their fathers, Constant in their love for the South died in their performance of their duty, These men have glorified a fallen cause by the ample manhood of their lives, the patient endurance of suffering and the heroism of Death and consolation in the belief that at Home they would not be forgotten. With true Southern devotion Mrs. R.M. Heard and her co-workers have erected this monument (Side of base:) Let the stranger who in future times reads this inscription, Recognize that these were men whom defeat could not dishonor. Let the Georgian of another generation remember that the state taught them how to live and how to die and from her broken fortunes she has preserved for her children the precious treasures of their memories. (Cornerstone, on side:) CORNERSTONE LAID BY/GRAND LODGE OF GA./C. & A.M./JULY 15, 1898/JOHN H. JONES, A.G.M. unsigned
    Description: 
    A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, gripping the barrel of his rifle with both hands at chest level, the butt of the rifle resting by his proper right foot. The soldier wears a brimmed hat. The soldier is mounted on a base consisting of a tall shaft that has a depiction of six cannon balls piled near the middle, and three cannon balls on the side. The lower section of the base is inscribed and graduated.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Elberton, 203 Elbert Street, Elberton, Georgia 30625
    Located Sutton Square, Elberton, Georgia 30625
    Remarks: 
    The monument commemorates Civil War soldiers and was originally dedicated on July 15, 1898. It was sponsored by the Confederate Association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy and cost of $1,500. Elberton's first granite finishing plant Elberton Granite and Marble Works was built for the sole purpose of completing the monument. The monument was originally twenty-two feet high, with another soldier figure ("Dutchy" by Arthur Beter, IAS record GA000387) atop it. The original solider was unpopular because of its appearance. It was replaced by the current soldier, the monument base heightened by ten feet, and the "new" memorial rededicated on April 19, 1905.
    IAS files contain articles from The Elberton Star, July 22, 1898, pg. 1, 3-4; and from Southern Living (Sept. 1983), pg. 18ga. IAS files also contain excerpts from: Frank M. McKenney's "The Standing Army," Alpharetta, GA: WH Wolfe Associates, 1993, pg. 56-58; and Isabell Smith Buzzett's "Confederate Monuments of Georgia," Atlanta: Atlanta Chapter No. 18 United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1984, pg. 18. IAS files contain a brochure from the Elberton Granite Association entitled "The Rise and Fall of Dutchy," which includes historic photographs of the monument with the original soldier atop it.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Related Works: 
    Related to: GA000387.
    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 GA000386
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