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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles,     Tiffany and Company,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Benton, William P.     Occupation -- Military     Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg     Relief     Stele     Sculpture

Brig. General William P. Benton, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Tiffany and Company, founder. Title:  Brig. General William P. Benton, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Brigadier General William P. Benton, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 2, 1911. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief plaque: bronze; Base: white or hammered grey and black granite. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. 39 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 78 1/2 x 46 x 22 in. Inscription:  (Under portrait on plaque:) Theo Kitson (Lower section of plaque, raised:) WILLIAM P. BENTON/BRIG. GENERAL U.S. VOLS/COMMANDING FIRST BRIGADE/14TH DIVISION 13TH CORPS/MARCH 29 - MAY 31 1863 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A relief plaque featuring a bust of Brigadier General William P. Benton dressed in military uniform and wearing a mustache and beard. The lower portion of the plaque bears an inscription. The plaque is mounted on the upper front of a two-sectioned base consisting of a stele atop a pedestal. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Benton, William P. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Relief Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Box 349, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Vicksburg National Military Park, Union Avenue, close to Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  Brigadier General William P. Benton commanded the first brigade of U. S. Volunteers from March 29 through May 31, 1863, during the Vicksburg campaign. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03362). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Cost $275 paid by the Federal Government. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7067, 1989. Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988. 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 MS000238   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000238 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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