Statue of George Davis - Wilmington, North Carolina - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The statue features Davis standing with his right hand raised. He is wearing thigh length jacket and vest. The base of the statue is inscribed:

 Front:

GEORGE DAVIS
SENATOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
1820-1896

 Rear:

HIS WISDOM ILLUSTRATED THE
PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND EQUITY.
HIS ELOQUENCE COMMANDED
THE ADMIRATION OF HIS PEERS.
BELOVED FOR HIS STAINLESS
INTEGRITY, HIS MEMORY DWELLS
IN THE HEARTS OF HIS PEOPLE.
SHINING IN THE PURE EXCELLENCE
OF VIRTUE AND REFINEMENT.
HE EXEMPLIFIED, WITH DIGNITY
AND SIMPLICITY, WITH GENTLE
COURTESY AND CHRISTIAN FAITH.
THE TRUE HEART OF CHIVALRY
IN SOUTHERN MANHOOD.

 

TITLE: Statue of George Davis ARTIST(S): Francis Herman Packer, sculptor DATE: 1910. Dedicated April 20, 1911. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze, possibly painted; Base: appears to be granite and metal. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NC000421 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Center of Market Street at 3rd Street Wilmington, North Carolina DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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