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(Confederate War Memorial), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Board of Commissioners 922 Court Street Conyers Georgia 30207
Located In front of old courthouse, corner of Center & Main Street Conyers Georgia
Date:
Installed 1913
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
Summary:
A uniformed Civil War soldier stands atop a tall, square shaft, holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands at chest level, the stock resting by his proper right foot. The soldier wears a field hat, with a pouch strapped to his proper right waist. The shaft is mounted upon a square, multitiered, stepped, lower base adorned with a relief of crossed flags on the front. Cannonballs rest on each corner of a tier of the lower 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
Control number:
IAS GA000573
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338644