Sculptor:

Unknown (Italian)  Search this

Fabricator:

Columbus Marble Works  Search this

Medium:

Figure: Italian marble; Base: Georgia marble

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Bolivar County Board of Supervisors P. O. Box 789 Cleveland Mississippi 38732

Located Courthouse Lawn Cleveland Mississippi

Date:

Dedicated May 14, 1908

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.

Summary:

Standing figure of a Confederate soldier, in uniform including a hat with brim. He salutes with his proper left hand. Proper right hand holds the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests at his feet. He is carrying a backpack on his back and a rolled blanket on top of it. There is a tree stump behind his proper right leg. Figure is atop on a multitiered tall base with relief of flags on the front and on the back.

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

Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Control number:

IAS MS000209

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_326441