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History -- United States
Ethnic -- African American
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Colored Soldiers and Sailors Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Colored Soldiers and Sailors Memorial), (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 16 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 20 x 20 in.
Inscription:
(On front of monument:) THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED IN/MEMORY OF THE/COLORED SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS OF/DAUPHIN CO. WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES TO THE/UNION IN THE/REBELLION AND TO/THE UNKNOWN DEAD./BY A BENEVOLENT/SOCIETY COMPOSED/OF THE FOLLOWING/PERSONS (12 names are listed on the sides of the monument) unsigned
Description:
An obelisk topped with an urn. The marble sculpture stands on a granite base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Ethnic -- African American
Object -- Other -- Vase
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Wesley Union AME Zion Church, 5th Street & Camp Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102
Located Lincoln Cemetery, Canby Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001674
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001674
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