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History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Galveston
Sculpture
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
G.A.R. Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1919.
Medium:
Statue: bronze, painted (?) black; Base: granite, partially rusticated.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(Founder's mark on upper rear of base) (West side of base:) TO OUR BOYS WHO/BORE ARMS IN THE WARS AGAINST/SPAIN AND GERMANY/THIS TABLET IS/DEDICATED BY THE/PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY (South side of base:) Erected by and Dedicated to the/Memory of/Don Pratt Post No 50, Dept. of IND./G.A.R. and all who/fought for the Union/1861-65 (East side of base:) G.A.R. (GAR symbol) (North side of base:) Dedicated to the/members of/Old Glory Circle/No.35/Ladies of the GAR./1919 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Civil War soldier in uniform stands at parade rest holding the barrel of his rifle, while the butt rests by his feet. The soldier has a moustache and wears a cap, with a canteen resting on his proper left hip and a saber hanging on his side. The soldier is mounted on a tall, shaft-like base with graduated lower tiers with inscriptions.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Galveston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Galveston Cemetery Association, Box 119, Galveston, Indiana 46932
Located Galveston Cemetery, Galveston, Indiana
Remarks:
Dedicated to Don Pratt Post No. 50, Department of Indiana, G.A.R., and to the members of Old Glory Circle No. 35.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000433
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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