Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Statue: white marble; Shaft: marble; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Shelbyville 321 Dover Street Shelbyville Tennessee 37160

Located Willow Mount Cemetery Lane Parkway, Confederate Square Shelbyville Tennessee

Date:

Dedicated Oct. 17, 1899

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

Shelbyville Times-Gazette, (Shelbyville, TN), Sesqui-Centennial Edition, Oct. 7, 1969.

Summary:

Figure of a confederate soldier standing at parade rest atop an ornate marble shaft, on a stepped granite base. He wears the uniform of a Confederate private, including a brimmed hat. He holds the barrel of a rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is slightly forward and his proper left leg is bent.

Topic:

Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this

History--United States--Civil War  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Control number:

IAS TN000071

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_310353