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History -- United States
Homage -- Lewis, Judson A.
Occupation -- Military
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- East Poultney
Sculpture
Judson A. Lewis Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Judson A. Lewis Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1915.
Medium:
Barre granite on a granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 67 in.
Inscription:
(Base front:) Then: 1861-1865/To Our/Country's Defenders/of Poultney, Vermont/Erected/in Grateful Memory of/Their Heroic Service/By/Mrs. Josephine L. Lewis/in memory of/Her Husband Col. Judson A. Lewis/1915 (Base back:) COL. JUDSON A. LEWIS/SOLDIER,/PATRIOT, STATESMAN/U.S.CONSUL IN AFRICA/ELEVEN YEARS/BORN IN POULTNEY, VT./1840/DIED AT/ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA./1913 unsigned
Description:
A Union soldier atop a tall, stepped base. The figure stands with his weight on the proper right foot, a rifle resting on its butt to his proper left. His proper left hand is wrapped around the barrel of the rifle; his proper right hand is on his proper right hip. His kit includes a small pouch on his belt on the proper right side and a bag adorned with the letters 'U.S,' hanging from his belt in the back."
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Homage -- Lewis, Judson A.
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- East Poultney
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Poultney, Selectmen, 86 - 88 Main Street, Poultney, Vermont 05764
Located East Poultney Town Cemetery, East Poultney, Vermont 05741
Provenance:
Formerly located Main Street, Poultney, Vermont 05764 1915-1959.
Remarks:
This monument was originally located adjacent to the grounds of Green Mountain College at the end of Main Street in Poultney. In 1959, to allow access through a new gate, the statue was moved to Poultney Town Cemetery in East Poultney. The monument is a memorial to Col. Judson A. Lewis and those who defended the Union in the Civil War. Judson graduated from Troy Conference Academy (forerunner to Green Mountain College) in 1860 before joining the army. The Monument was given to the town of Poultney in 1915 by Judson's widow.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.
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 VT000208
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VT000208
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