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American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Danville
Sculpture
Spanish
American
War
Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
American
Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Spanish
American
War
Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 4, 1925.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
American
Art Bronze FDX (On front of base cap, incised lettering:) DEDICATED JULY 4,1925/CAMP 65 (On plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) IN HONOR/OF THE/
SPANISH
/WAR/VETERANS/1898 TO 1902/CUBA/PHILIPPINE ISLANDS/PUERTO RICO/AND CHINA unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A
Spanish
American
War
soldier stands in a relaxed pose with proper right hand on his hip. He wears a broad-brimmed hat, ammunition belt, knee-high boots, and a bag near his proper left hip. He holds the barrel of a rifle in front of him with his proper left hand, the stock of which rests on the ground. The sculpture is mounted atop a rough-hewn, square base with a smooth, tapered base cap. At the foot of the base, on each side, are rough-hewn, rectangular blocks. The base rests on top of a short foundation and is encircled by a walkway.
Subject:
History
--
United
States
--
Spanish
American
War
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Danville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Borough of Danville, 235 Mill Street, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821
Located Memorial Park, Bloom Street, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821
Remarks:
The sculpture honors
Spanish
American
War
veterans. The sculpture was dedicated on July 4, 1925 by Camp 65.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA000716
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000716
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