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Van Amringe Granite Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Winchester
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Van Amringe Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed June 1908. Dedicated May 30, 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) ERECTED A.D. 1908/BY THE/CITIZENS OF WINCHESTER, N.H./THE MEMBERS OF POST NO. 19/GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/DEPARTMENT OF/NEW HAMPSHIRE/AND ITS AFFILIATED/WOMANS RELIEF CORPS/IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED ON/WINCHESTERS QUOTA/IN THE ARMY OR NAVY/OF THE/UNITED STATES/IN THE WAR OF/1861-1865/FOR THE PRESERVATION OF/THE UNION unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a Union flagbearer. He wears a uniform and cap. A scabbard for his sword hangs from his belt on the proper left side. He draws the sword with his proper right hand. He holds a flag and flagpole against the proper left side of his body. A strap runs over his proper right shoulder and across his chest. He has a moustache. The granite figure stands on a granite base. The base consists of a coved plinth, tapering die and moulded cornice and stands atop two rough-hewn steps.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Winchester
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winchester, 1 Richmond Street, P. O. Box 25, Winchester, New Hampshire 03470
Located Winchester Village, Town Common, Corner of Main & Richmond Streets, Winchester, New Hampshire
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by the G.A.R. Post 19, its affiliated W.R.C., and town appropriation amounting to $1500. Dedication ceremonies were planned for Memorial Day, 1908, but a stone cutters strike in Barre, VT and Westerley, RI delayed completion of the monument until June 1908. The monument was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1909. IAS files contain copy of related articles from The Winchester Star, June 23, 1908 and June 1, 1909. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 69-70.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000421
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