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First Virginia Regiment (1754), (sculpture). Artist:  Legnaioli, Ferrucio, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  First Virginia Regiment (1754), (sculpture). Other Titles:  First Regiment of Virginia Infantry, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1925. Dedicated May 1, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  F. Legnaioli Sc (On lower front of sculpture:) 1754 (On plaque on front of base:) ERECTED TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/OF THE VALIANT FALLEN OF THE/FIRST REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA INFANTRY/WHO THROUGH SEVEN AMERICAN WARS/ENDURED HARDSHIPS WITH PATIENCE/MET DEFEAT WITH CONSTANT COURAGE/DID NOT VAUNT THEIR VICTORIES/AND STEADFASTLY KEPT THE FAITH/WITH GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY (Plaques on the sides and rear of the base detail the history of the First Virginia Regiment) signed Description:  A figure of a soldier in the First Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian wars stands in a position of calm alertness, holding his rifle out in front of him. He represents a frontiersman soldier of 1754 wearing a buckskin coat and a coonskin cap. The sculpture is installed atop a tall square base made of granite blocks. Bronze plaques on the base describe the history and service of the Regiment through 7 wars. Subject:  History -- United States -- French & Indian War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Richmond, Department of Public Works, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Located Park & Stuart Avenues, Richmond, Virginia Remarks:  The monument was commissioned by the First Virginia Regiment Association in honor of the distinguished history of the regiment. IAS files contain newspaper articles form the Richmond News Leader, April 9, 1930 and May 1, 1930, pg. 1; and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 2, 1930. For additional information see Historic Richmond Foundation's "Old Richmond Today," 1988. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Landmarks Commission, 1974. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 2, 1930. 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 75008383   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75008383 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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