Civil War Sculpture - Elmira, NY
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N 42° 05.400 W 076° 48.100
18T E 350998 N 4661339
This statue is in front of Chemung County buildings, the courthouse and clerks office, built in the 1800s.
Waymark Code: WMQAKQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2016
Views: 1
"A Civil War soldier stands with proper left leg extended forward, his foot over the edge of the base. He holds a rifle with both hands at the top of the barrel with the butt grounded in front of his proper right foot. His head is turned slightly down and to the proper right. He wears a billed cap which is pushed forward, a "US" cartridge box on his proper right hip, a knee-length coat and a short cape. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered base with a crested cornice and a star in relief in the crest at the front. Below this is a laurel wreath in relief containing the number "107" in the center."
TITLE: Civil War Sculpture
ARTIST(S): Ayers
DATE: Dec. 1881
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001162
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
217 Madison Avenue Elmira New York 14901
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The front has N.Y. Vols. under the wreath with 107. The dates 1861-1865 are on the third tier of the base. Battles are listed on three sides on the fourth tier.
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