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Thomas F. Jackson Co.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Walcott
Sculpture
Kenea Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thomas F. Jackson Co., fabricator.
Title:
Kenea Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1916.
Medium:
Figure: tan granite; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 7 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 11 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on front of base:) PRESENTED TO/THE TOWN OF WOLCOTT/BY/LEVERETT DWIGHT KENEA/IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS/WHO FOUGHT IN/THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION/THE WAR OF 1812/AND/THE CIVIL WAR/A.D. 1916 unsigned
Description:
Standing full-length figure of a uniformed Civil War soldier. He is clean shaven and wears an unbelted long coat. The soldier holds the barrel of a rifle with only his proper right hand, with the butt of the rifle resting on the plinth in front of his proper left foot. He stands atop a granite base with incised text on polished granite.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- War of 1812
History -- United States -- Civil War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Walcott
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Wolcott, Department of Public Works, Todd Road, Wolcott, Connecticut 06716
Located Wolcott Town Green, Opposite 10 Kenea Avenue, and across the street from the Town Hall and Congregational Church, Walcott, Connecticut
Remarks:
Monument is a gift of Leverett Dwight Kenea. For related information see: "175th Anniversary, 1796-1971," Wolcott, CT: Wolcott Lions Club, 1971, pg. 49.; J. Paul Loether, "Architectural and Historic Resources Survey of Wolcott," (Hartford, CT:) Connecticut Historical Commission, 1986, Inventory Form #15; and "Wolcott in the War Between the States" (Landmarks and Legends), Wolcott Public Library.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000144
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