Virginia Mourning Her Dead - Lexington, VA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Official Description: Female figure representing Virginia is shown mourning, seated on the remains of a fortress. Her proper right foot rests on a broken cannon overgrown with ivy, and her proper right knee is raised, propping up her proper right elbow which in turn holds up her head. She holds a reversed lance in her proper left hand, wears chain mail and sits on a piece of breast work. Her bowed head is covered by a liberty cap.

Inscriptions:
EX-CADET/M EZEKIEL/Cast/ROME 1900/15 MAY/CUSS W. GLADENBECK

Five bronze plaques affixed to the sides of the base list the names of Virginia Military Institute cadets who served in the Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864

TITLE: Virginia Mourning Her Dead ARTIST(S): Sir Moses Jacob Ezekiel DATE: Dedicated June 23, 1903. MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: ashlar granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75008595 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Virginia Military Institute In front of Nichols Engineering Hall facing the Parade Grounds Lexington, Virginia 24450 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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