Soldiers and Sailors Monument ~ Mt. Vernon, IN - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Posey County
Location of statue: 4th St. & Main St., courthouse lawn, Mount Vernon
Artist: F. M. Young, sculptor & Rudolf Schwarz, 1866-1912, sculptor
Founder: Schwarz Foundry
Contractors: Marr and Gordon & Frank D. Werking
Architect: Young & Lipe Company
Fabricator: Charles G. Blake Company

Bronze Plaques on Monument:
(Front Base [west side]):

TO
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
OF
POSEY COUNTY
Dedicated July Twenty Third, 1908. (Rear Base [east side]): "A PATRIOTISM
WHICH READILY RESPONDS TO ITS COUNTRY'S CALL;
A DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE LAWS;
AND A DECENT RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS
OF OTHERS;
A SINCERE LOVE OF JUSTICE, TRUTH, AND COUNTRY
ARE THE
BEST SAFEGUARDS OF A NATION'S PEACE."

Proper Description:
"A bronze Goddess of Liberty stands holding a flag aloft in her proper right hand atop a tall stone column, with four bronze military soldiers at each corner of the base. Liberty is seen in classical dress. The granite column on which she stands is topped with a limestone Corinthian capital and has a limestone tiered base, with three columns. Mounted on each corner of the base is a Civil War soldier--an infantryman on the southwest; a sailor on the northwest; an artilleryman on the southeast; and a cavalry man on the northeast." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Remarks:
"The sculpture cost approximately $14,000. It was installed by the citizens of Posey County in memory of the soldiers and sailors of Posey County who fought during the Civil War. A six cent tax levy on personal property financed the sculpture. The project was spearheaded by Christian Dannheiser, a county resident who prompted the local Grand Army Post to take up the matter. The sculpture was designed by architect F. M. Young of Young & Lipe Company of Litchfield, Illinois. Rudolf Schwarz molded and cast the bronze figures at Schwarz Foundry. The base was fabricated and installed by the Charles G. Blake Company and cut by Marr and Gordon of Barre, Vermont. Builder Frank D. Werking put in the foundation for the sculpture. Two cannons originally stood to the north and south of the sculpture, but they were removed during World War II." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, ARTIST(S): Rudolf Schwarz & F. M. Young DATE: Installed June 25, 1908. Dedicated July 23, 1908. MEDIUM: Sculpture and base figures: bronze; Base: Barre granite and limestone; Foundation: concrete CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IN000948 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 300 Main Street, Mt Vernon, Indiana 47620 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: This is picky: but date on frontal plaque is written out not numeric.(please see above)

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