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Bureau Brothers,
Gallagher, Edward, Jr.,
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
State of Being -- Illness
Architecture -- Military
Architecture -- Boat
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- York
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bureau Brothers, founder.
Gallagher, Edward, Jr., contractor.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1901.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Female figure: Vermont granite; Military figures: bronze; Relief plaques: bronze; Base: Vermont granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 50 ft.; Female figure: approx. 10 x 2 x 1 ft.; Column: approx. H. 35 ft.; Each military figure: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 22 x 22 ft.
Inscription:
BUREAU BROTHERS FOUNDERS (On plaque on front corner of base: Names of Commissioners from 1894-1900, and names of the Clerk and the contractor) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A female figure stands atop a tall Corinthian column, holding a lowered shield in her proper left hand. In her raised proper right hand she holds a
sword
surrounded by a wreath. At the base of the column are four bronze figures, each representing a different branch of the military. They are dressed in military uniform and are positioned on each corner, facing outward. One holds the remains of a rifle; another holds the remains of a
sword
. Between the figures are relief plaques depicting battle scenes or scenes of military engagement, including: Front: an infantry engagement; Proper left: a Cavalry charge; Rear: a ship deck with wounded soldiers; Proper right: artillery. The entire memorial is mounted upon a stepped base.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Civil War
Figure female
--
Full length
Figure group
--
Male
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Occupation
--
Military
--
Sailor
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
State of Being
--
Illness
--
Wound
Architecture
--
Military
--
Battlefield
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Detail
Object
--
Other
--
Wreath
Object
--
Weapon
--
Sword
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Shield
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of York, Department of Recreation & Parks, 301 East Philadelphia Street, York, Pennsylvania 17403
Located Penn Common, West College Avenue & Lindbergh Street, York, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The total cost of the monument was $23, 500. A nearby plaque reads: In memory of/of the York County/soldiers and sailors/of the late/War of the Rebellion/1861-1865. The monument is located on the former site of a Civil War military hospital. For related article see the York Dispatch (Pennsylvania), May 21, 1957.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5107, 1989.
Monumental News, Sept. 1897, pg. 538.
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 PA000594
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