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The Sentinel, (sculpture). Artist:  Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892, sculptor. Strauch, Adolph, landscape architect. Royal Foundry, founder. Title:  The Sentinel, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldier of the Line, (sculpture). Civil War Statue, Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1864. Cast 1865. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 54 in. with rifle barrel; Base: approx. 9 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  FERD v. MILLER fudit/munchen 1865 (Proper right bronze platform of the sculpture:) RANDOLPH ROGERS/INV. ET MOD./ROME/MDCCCLXIV unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of a Union Civil War soldier on a granite base. The soldier is wearing a Union cap, a knotted scarf around his neck, a knee-length cape, belt with a pouch, U.S. emblem around his neck, boots and a shoulder bag with U.S. emblem. The figure faces south with his head turned to the east. His proper left leg is forward and slightly bent at the knee. He holds a rifle diagonally across his chest. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Sculpture Owner:  Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Section 21, Cincinnati, Ohio 45232 Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of Clubbe, John, "Cincinnati Observed," Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1992, pg. 412, and other related newsclippings. The statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1864, a year before the end of the Civil War, $25,000 was raised by subscription to recognize Cincinnatians who died in the war. Rogers was selected to design the sculpture, which he titled: Soldier of the Line. The work was fabricated in Rome and cast a year later by Ferdinand von Miller at the Royal Foundry in Munich. It was the first of many civil war memorials Rogers was to design. An Ohio Historical Society Inventory sheet in IAS files lists the title as Civil War Statue, Soldiers Monument. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993. Clubbe, John, "Cincinnati Observed," Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1992, pg. 412. Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), May 24, 1981. Illustration:  Image on file. Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), May 24, 1981. 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 OH000026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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