Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Tablet: bronze with patina; Base: gray granite

Type:

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Howard County Government 3430 Courthouse Drive, Howard County Courthouse Ellicott City Maryland 21043

Date:

Dedicated Sept. 23, 1948. Removed Aug. 21, 2017

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.

Image on file.

(On tablet below the design, raised:) BY THE/HOWARD COUNTY CONFEDERATE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION/IN HONOR OF THE BRAVE MEN/WHO FOUGHT SO COURAGEOUSLY IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY (92 names) unsigned

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:

Tablet decorated with low relief composition of overlapping elements such as laurel wreath, drum, bugle, saber, rifle with bayonet and flag.

Topic:

History--United States--Civil War  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this

Object--Musical Instrument--Drum  Search this

Object--Musical Instrument--Bugle  Search this

Object--Other--Wreath  Search this

Control number:

IAS MD000117

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_322762