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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Homage -- Kremer, John P.
     
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    		• Homage -- Kremer, Johanna
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Parsons
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Kremer Monument), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Kremer Monument), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated ca. July 8, 1906 (?).
    Medium: 
    Figure: gray granite; Base: gray granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) JK/(On cross:)ihs/ARMY KRAMER (sic) NAME/JOHN P. KREMER (On south face of base:) IN MEMORIAM/JOHN P./KREMER/BORN AT SELANCE/BELGIUM/NOV.10th,A.D. 1839/JULY 6th, A.D.1906/CO.E. V REG./M.SM. CAV. (On north face of base:) IN MEMORIAM/JOHANNA KREMER/NEE BRUNNER/BORN AT NEWSTADT/SCHWARSWALD/BADEN;/MAY 23d, A.D. 1832 unsigned
    Description: 
    A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands, the butt of which rests by his proper right foot. The soldier has a moustache and a long beard. He wears a round, flat cap and a belted coat buttoned at the neck, with a short cape thrown back on his proper right to expose his chest. On his feet he wears heavy work shoes. Attached to his belt on his back proper right is a cartridge pouch and on his proper left is a bayonet in its scabbard. Both the cartridge pouch and his belt buckle have "US" in bas relief. The figure rests atop a short, multitiered, polished base engraved with a cross on the front and inscriptions on the front and sides.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Homage -- Kremer, John P.
    Homage -- Kremer, Johanna
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Parsons
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Mt. Cavalry Cemetery, Parsons, Kansas
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    The monument marks the graves of John P. Kremer, 1839-1906, and his wife, Johanna Kremer, born in 1832, whose gravestones lie on either side of it. The monument commemorates the Civil War service of John P. Kremer.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000442
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