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Women of the Confederacy, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Lukeman, Augustus 1871-1935  Search this
Architect:
Bacon, Henry 1866-1924  Search this
Founder:
Jno. Williams, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Pedestal: Mt. Airy granite
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Formerly located North Carolina State Capitol Raleigh North Carolina
Date:
Dedicated June 10, 1914. Removed June 20, 2020
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
State of North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1978.
"Heroes & Heroines on Union Square," Raleigh, North Carolina: State Capitol Foudation, Inc., 1983, no. 6.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NC0013, 1989.
Monumental News, May, 1913; March, May, July, 1914.
Monumental News, March, 1914, cover.
signed
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.
Summary:
Seated female figure holding a large book on her lap and turning the pages. To her right is a kneeling young man with a sword in his hands. Two plaques on either side of the base depict the futility and destruction of war represented by scenes of men taking leave of loved ones and veteran's weary return to home.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Figure group--Female & Child  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Vanity  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75006512
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_13773