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Mourning Victory, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, architect. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  Mourning Victory, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Melvin Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1908. Dedicated June 16, 1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Tennessee marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 295.4 cm.; Base: approx. 12 ft. 3 in. x 21 ft. 11 in. x 16 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On front:) D C French Sc/1908 / H Bacon Arch (On base:) "I with uncovered head/Salute the sacred dead/Who went and return not (On platform:) In memory of three brothers born in Concord who as private soldiers gave their lives in the war to save the country. This memorial is placed her by their surviving brother, himself a private soldier in the same war. signed Description:  The memorial consists of a rectangular marble slab carved with a relief of a female figure covered with an American flag. With her proper right hand the figure lifts the edge of the flag away from her face and with her proper left hand she holds a leafy branch. The relief rests on a rectangular platform with two low walls forming the back and sides of the memorial. Each side wall is adorned with a low bench. Three steps lead to the platform of the memorial. In the center of the platform are three ledgers adorned with bronze muskets and inscriptions to each of the three Melvin brothers. Subject:  Figure female -- Nude Allegory -- Other -- Triumph State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow Object -- Foliage Object -- Weapon -- Gun Homage -- Melvin, Samuel Homage -- Melvin, John Heald Homage -- Melvin, Asa Heald Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Concord Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Concord, Selectman's Office, Town House, Concord, Massachusetts 01742 Located Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Chestnut Path, Concord, Massachusetts Remarks:  Three Concord brothers, Asa, Samuel, and John Melvin, all died during the Civil War. This memorial was commissioned by the surviving brother, James Melvin. IAS files contain a draft of an undated condition assessment by Ivan Myjer. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 112-120. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 134. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 17 and 112. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 134. 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 76006019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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