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Macon County Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Asbjornsen, Sigvald, 1867-1954, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Macon County Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Defense of the Flag, (sculpture). Civil War Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1904. Dedicated April 6, 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 7 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base:) SACRED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/SOLDIERS OF MACON COUNTY/AND THE/HEROES OF THE CIVIL WAR/1861-1865 (Plaque on back of base:) GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/ORGANIZED IN THIS CITY/APRIL 6, 1866/-/ERECTED BY DORCAS SOCIETY,/AND OTHER/PATRIOTIC CITIZENS signed Description:  A two-stepped granite base supports a capped pedestal with two bronze panels to the front and back. There are three bronze figures in the group: a wounded color bearer, leaning to his proper right with his proper left arm held over his chest and part of a severed flagstaff cradled in his arm; a color sergeant holding the tattered flag and facing forward; and a kneeling soldier with his rifle aimed to the proper left side. The wounded soldier rests his head on the leg of the kneeling one. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Decatur Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Decatur, Department of Community Development, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Decatur, Illinois 62523 Located Central Park, Water & North Streets, Decatur, Illinois Remarks:  Cost $10,000; $6,000 came from county govt., $2,000 from public subscription, and $2,000 from Dorcus Society. In 1976, the monument was moved from one location in the park to another, closer to Water Street, and was placed on a new granite base. For further information see: Sculptors and Sculptures of Decatur (Illinois) compiled by Charlotte Myer in the collection of Decatur Public Library, Shilling Local History Room. References:  Monumental News, May and June 1905. Macon County Historical Society, 1977. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0139, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Heitmann, Helen M., 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 1999. Illustration:  Monumental News, June 1905, pg. 412. 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 75004377   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004377 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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