Object Details
sculptor
Barr, R. D.
fabricator
Smith Granite Company
Notes
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gettysburg National Military Park.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2014, 1989.
Image on file.
Hawthorne, Frederick W., "Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments," Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, 1988, pg. 22.
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
A soldier representing a member of the 14th Brooklyn infantry is depicted loading his musket. The sculpture stands atop a square granite base adorned with the bronze seal of Brooklyn.
Date
Dedicated Oct. 19, 1887
Control number
IAS 75009233
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Westerly granite with bronze medallions
Owner/Location
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park 97 Taneytown Road Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park North Reynolds Avenue, near the railroad cut Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--Civil War
Figure male--Full length
Occupation--Military--Soldier
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
Record ID
siris_ari_15558