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Fairbanks, Avard,
Portrait male -- Woolson, Albert
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Duluth
Sculpture
Albert Woolson, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor.
Title:
Albert Woolson, (sculpture).
Dates:
1955. Relocated 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 4 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
Avard Fairbanks/1955 signed
Description:
Seated figure of Albert Woolson, wearing his G.A.R. medal-covered jacket, pants, shoes, shirt and a tie. His civil war hat is on his proper left side with the letters G.A.R. on the front. His proper right hand holds a
cane
. He is seated on a bench which sits on a granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Woolson, Albert
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
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Soldier
Dress
--
Accessory
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Hat
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Cane
History
--
United States
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Civil War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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Minnesota
--
Duluth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Duluth, Public Arts Commission, 303 City Hall, Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Located Canal Park Drive, across from Maritime Museum, Duluth, Minnesota
Remarks:
The figure was completed in 1955, when Albert Woolson, the last Union army survivor, was age 108. Relocated when Canal was remodeled. Used to stand on tall pedestal about 100 feet away from current location. Nearby plaque reads: Albert Woolson/Born February 11, 1847 Watertown, N.Y./Died August 2, 1956 Duluth, Mn./Battery C/1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery/The last Union Survivor. IAS files contain related article from Moira F. Harris's book entitled "Monumental Minnesota," Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 30-32.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994.
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 MN000309
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000309
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