Paris Confederate Monument - Paris, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 39.736 W 095° 33.421
15S E 262904 N 3727643
On the SW corner of the Lamar County Courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WM11DG5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2019
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Smithsonian Art Inventory"In the center, a soldier in uniform stands on a high pedestal, surrounded by four male busts on lower pedestals. He grasps the barrel of his rifle with both hands and the butt of rifle rests on ground near his proper right foot. The busts on the lower pedestals are Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson."
TITLE: Paris Confederate Monument
ARTIST(S): Pompeo Coppini
DATE: 1903
MEDIUM: Metal Sculptures on Granite Base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000460
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lamar County Courthouse / 100 6th Street / Paris, Texas
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: It says the text is on a "nearby plaque". Text is actually on the base of the statue.
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