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Brig. Gen. Alfred W. Ellet, Miss. Marine Brigade, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles 1871-1932  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Subject:
Ellet, Alfred W  Search this
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: pink/black granite or polished rose and gray granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Union Avenue, near Naval Monument Vicksburg Mississippi
Date:
Dedicated 1915
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MS7044, 1989.
Vicksburg National Military Park, 1988.
Image on file.
(Side of plinth:) THEO A. R. KITSON (Other side of plinth:) GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS NY (Front of plinth, raised:) ELLET (Bronze plaque on upper front of base, raised:) ALFRED W. ELLET/BRIG. GENERAL U. S. VOLS./COMMANDING MARINE BRIGADE/CAPT. 59TH.ILL INF AUG. 20, 1861/LIEUT. COL. U.S. VOLS. APR. 28, 1862/BRIGADIER GENERAL NOV. 1, 1862 signed Founder's mark appears.
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:
Bust of Brigadier General Alfred Ellet in uniform. He wears a beard and moustache. The bust is set atop a two-sectioned base with an inscribed plaque.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Military--General  Search this
Occupation--Military--Marine  Search this
Control number:
IAS MS000167
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_324337