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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hastings
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1889.
Medium:
Sculpture: possibly granite; Base: possibly granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 25 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) (On band above relief, raised lettering:) GETTYSBURG (Below relief, incised lettering:) 1889 (On right side of base:) (On band above relief:) VICKSBURG (On panel below relief, incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO/OFFERED UP THEIR LIVES/THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF/THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE/AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHOULD/NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. (On rear of base:) (On band above relief, raised lettering:) MISSION RIDGE (On panel below relief, incised lettering:) TO/OUR NATION'S DEFENDERS./1861-1865 (On left side of base:) (On band above relief, raised lettering:) WILDERNESS (On panel below relief, incised lettering:) THE UNION/ONE AND INSEPARABLE. unsigned
Description:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands with both hands clasping the barrel of a rifle, the butt of which rests in front of his proper right foot. He wears a knee-length coat, cape, and a cap. The sculpture is mounted atop a tapered shaft adorned with relief insignias on each side. The front relief depicts an eagle over two crossed flags. Two crossed swords appear on the right side, crossed cannons are shown on the left side, and an anchor with two piles of cannonballs is shown on the rear. The shaft is set upon a base with a stepped bottom.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hastings
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Hastings, 102 South Broadway Avenue, Hastings, Michigan 49058
Located Tyden Park, Northwest corner of North Broadway & North Thorn, Hastings, Michigan
Provenance:
Formerly located Northeast of City Hall, middle of Broadway & M-37 intersection, Hastings, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture honors Union soldiers who died during the Civil War.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000504
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