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King, B.,
Berchem, Jules,
Kitson, Henry Hudson,
American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Buckland, Ralph
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Sculpture
Brig. Gen. Ralph Buckland, (sculpture).
Artist:
King, B., sculptor.
Berchem, Jules, 1855-1930,
founder
.
Kitson, Henry Hudson, 1863-1947, sculptor.
American
Bronze
Company
,
founder
.
Title:
Brig. Gen. Ralph Buckland, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1915.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust:
bronze
; Base: grey granite.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 48 x 38 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 92 x 68 x 62 in.
Inscription:
(Left side of plinth, towards the rear:) B.KING Sc / CLYDE O. (On right side of plinth:)
AMERICAN
ART
BRONZE
FOUNDRY & J.BERCHEM CHICAGO, ILL. (On front of plinth, raised:) BUCKLAND (On
bronze
plaque on upper front of base, raised:) BRIG. GENERAL U.S. VOLS./COMMANDING FIRST BRIGADE/3RD DIVISION 15TH CORPS/--/COL. 72ND OHIO INF. JAN. 10, 1862/BRIG. GEN. U.S. VOLS. NOV. 29, 1862/BVT MAJ.GEN. OF VOLS. MAR. 13, 1865/--/DEDICATED TO/GEN BUCKLAND'S MEMORY/BY HIS COMRADES IN ARMS (
Bronze
plaque on each side of base with list of names) signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
A bust of Brigadier General Ralph Buckland, dressed in military uniform, placed atop a multitiered base with inscribed plaques on the front and the sides.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Portrait male -- Buckland, Ralph -- 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, Union Avenue between Grant Avenue & Stop #6, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Remarks:
Commemorates Civil War Brigadier General Ralph Buckland and dedicated to his memory by his comrades in arms. IAS files contain transcription of names on plaques on base. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (LCS no. 03303). IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form which lists Henry Hudson Kitson as the sculptor. Cataloging card from Vicksburg National Military Park lists Henry Hudson Kitson as the sculptor. Donated by veterans of Buckland's brigade.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service,
American
Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7057, 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 MS000276
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000276
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