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Schaaf, Anton,
Jno. Williams, Inc.,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Helm, Ben Hardin
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Sculpture
Brig. Gen. Ben Helm, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schaaf, Anton, 1869-1943, sculptor.
Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
Title:
Brig. Gen. Ben Helm, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1914.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: dark grey and black granite.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 52 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 72 x 44 x 44 in.
Inscription:
ANTON SCHAAF JNO. WILLIAMS INC NY (Front of plinth, incised:) HELM (On bronze plaque on upper front of base, raised:) BEN HARDIN HELM/BRIG. GENERAL C.S. ARMY/COMMANDING KEN. BRIGADE/BRECKINRIDGE'S DIVISION/JOHNSTON'S ARMY/--/CADET U.S MILITARY ACADEMY 1847/2ND LT. U.S. ARMY MARCH 31, 1852/RESIGNED OCTOBER 9, 1852/COL. 1ST KEN. CAV. OCT. 5, 1861/BRIG. GEN. C.S. ARMY MAR. 14, 1862/MORTALLY WD. IN BATTLE SEPT. 20, 1863 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bust of Brigadier General Ben Hardin Helm, dressed in a military uniform and wearing a mustache and beard, placed atop a two-sectioned base with an inscribed plaque on the upper front.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Helm, Ben Hardin -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
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, Former Kentucky Avenue, 170 feet west of Union Avenue & Battery A, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Remarks:
Commemorates Civil War Brigadier General Ben Hardin Helm, who died in battle on September 20, 1863. Erected by the federal government. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03320). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. Bronze cost $650 paid by teh Federal Government.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7004, 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 MS000263
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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