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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Homage -- Berry, James H.
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Bentonville
Sculpture
Fountain
Confederate, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Confederate, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Confederate Veterans of Benton County Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated August 8, 1908.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 20 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 21 in.
Inscription:
(On north side of base:) THEIR NAMES ARE BORNE ON HONORS SHIELD. THEIR RECORD IS WITH GOD/CONFEDERATE (East face of base:) THEY FOUGHT FOR HOME AND FATHERLAND/CONFEDERATE (West face of base, engraved:) THE SOUTHERN SOLDIERS-ERECTED BY A. J. BATES AND THE JAMES H. BERRY CHAPTER OF THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. AUGUST 8, 1908./CONFEDERATE (South face of base:) 1861-65/CONFEDERATE
(On metal plate, west face of base:) JAMES H. BERRY/1841-1913/SOLDIERS AND STATES/BELOVED OF ARKANSAS/2ND LIEUTENANT/CO. E. 16TH ARK. INFANTRY, C.S.A./LEGISLATOR-JURIST/GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS/UNITED STATES SENATOR./HE PERFORMED EVERY DUTY/WITH AN EYE/SINGLE TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE/AND HIS OWN UNBLEMSIHED HONOR/THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE/BY THE JAMES H. BERRY CHAPTER/UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/THE PAT CLEBURNE CAMP/SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS/AND OTHER FRIENDS/IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE/AND APPRECIATION/OF HIS NOBLE LIFE AND CHARACTER signed
Description:
Confederate soldier standing, holding a gun.
A Confederate soldier standing, holding a rifle in front of him, with the butt on the ground. A blanket roll is draped over his proper left shoulder. He is dressed in uniform and has a beard. The statue stands on a tall granite base set in circular fountain pool.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Homage -- Berry, James H.
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Bentonville
Sculpture
Fountain
Owner:
Administered by City of Bentonville, Parks Department, 117 West Central, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
Administered by James H. Berry Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, P.O. Box 4868, Richmond, Virginia 23220
Located Public Square Park, Across from Benton County Courthouse, Bentonville, Arkansas
Remarks:
IAS files contain excerpt from J. Dickson Black's "History of Benton County, 1836-1936," Little Rock, AR: International Graphics Industries, 1975, pg. 264-267, which discusses unveiling of the monument. For further reading see: Benton County Democract, Aug. 13, 1908, Vol. XXXIII, no. 33, pg. 2. Images on file in IAS show the sculpture in 1993 and in 2009 after the addition of a fountain surrounding the base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.
Arkansas, AAUW, Wanda Roe, 1990.
Inventory Staff, 2009.
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 72240003
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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