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Homage -- Reynolds, John Purdy
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lewistown
Gravestone
Sculpture
John Purdy Reynolds, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
John Purdy Reynolds, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Alamo Memorial, (sculpture).
Alamo Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated March 6, 1959.
Medium:
Stone.
Inscription:
(On base:) MY BROTHER/JOHN PURDY REYNOLDS, M.D./MAR. 14,1808/KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE/ALAMO, TEXAS, MAR. 6, 1836
Description:
An obelisk-shaped sculpture with a tapered, tiered bottom.
Subject:
Homage -- Reynolds, John Purdy
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
History -- United States -- Alamo
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lewistown
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 South Main Street, Lewistown, Pennsylvania 17044
Located St. Mark's Cemetery, Green Avenue, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture honors John Purdy Reynolds, M. D., and marks his grave. Reynolds was Senior Medical Officer at the Alamo Mission, where he died defending the Alamo on May 6, 1836. He was one of only three Pennsylvanians who fought at the Alamo. The sculpture was dedicated on March 6, 1959 at a ceremony marking the 123rd anniversary of the taking of the Alamo. IAS files contain related articles from The Sentinel (Lewistown, PA), March 14, 1958; and the County Observer (Mifflin County, PA), March 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA000707
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000707
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