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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Wilbarger County Commissioner's Court Wilbarger Courthouse Vernon Texas 76384
Located Wilbarger County Courthouse Vernon Texas
Date:
1916. Dedicated April 23, 1916
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Summary:
Full-length figure of a Confederate soldier. He wears a jacket, trousers and brimmed hat. A canteen hangs on his proper left hip and a bedroll drapes across his proper left shoulder and over his back. He holds a rifle barrel with both hands. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of his feet. The granite sculpture stands on a squared granite pedestal. The front face of the pedestal features a bas-relief Confederate flag. The pedestal ends in a three-stepped base.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Object--Other--Flag  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX001006
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339189