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    		• Bringhurst, Robert Porter,
     
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    		• Bureau Brothers,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• State of Being -- Illness
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Winchester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Pennsylvania Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bringhurst, Robert Porter, 1855-1925, sculptor.
    Bureau Brothers, founder.
    Title: 
    (Pennsylvania Soldier's Monument), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Pennsylvania Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1890.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze base of sculpture:) R F Bringhurst (On bronze plaque on front of granite base, in raised lettering:) PENNSYLVANIA/MOURNS HER KNOWN/AND UNKNOWN DEAD, PEACEFULLY/SLEEPING HERE, WHO GAVE UP THEIR /LIVES THAT THE NATION THEY LOVED/SO DEARLY SHOULD NOT/'PERISH FROM OFF THE EARTH' (On bronze Pennsylvania state seal plaque, on north side of base:) ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA signed
    Description: 
    A bronze sculpture depicting a woman holding a fallen soldier who clutches an American flag in his proper right hand. At their feet are two shields, one is a U.S. shield, and the other depicts the U.S. seal. The sculpture is installed atop a red granite base that is adorned on the front with a bronze inscription plaque. On the north side of the granite base is a bronze plaque depicting the Pennsylvania state seal.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure group
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    State of Being -- Illness -- Wound
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Winchester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420
    Located Winchester National Cemetery, 401 National Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601
    Remarks: 
    The monument was erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in honor of Pennsylvania soldiers who died during the Civil War.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994.
    National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005.
    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 VA000301
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