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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Union Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1911. Dedicated May 30, 1911.
Medium:
Figure: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 9 in. x D. 6 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF/THE DEFENDERS/OF OUR FLAG/1861-1865 (On lower front of base, raised:) 1861-1865 (On back of base, incised:) ERECTED BY/ALBERT H. FROST/WOMANS RELIEF CORPS/NO.2 DEPT. OF MAINE/MAY 30, 1911
Description:
A figure of a Civil War soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a knee-length coat, a cape, and cap, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands. A knife hangs from the figure's hip. The figure is placed atop a tall ornate base that is decorated at its upper section with reliefs of hanging garlands, at its midsection with wreaths and stars, and at its sides with emblematic reliefs of the G.A.R. and the Women's Relief Corps.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Winthrop
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winthrop, Public Works, Main Street, Winthrop, Maine 04364
Located Winthrop Municipal Building, Town Hall Lane, Winthrop, Maine
Remarks:
Erected by Albert H. Frost Women's Relief Corps, No. 2, Department of Maine and dedicated to the memory of the those who fought during the Civil War. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Mildred C. Baruch and Ellen J. Beckman's "Civil War Union Monuments," Washington, D.C.: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1978, pg. 65; and a related article.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
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 ME000281
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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