Spanish-American War Memorial - Springfield, Illinois
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Spanish American War Memorial located in front of former state armory building across the street from the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM8XN5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2010
Views: 5
Bronze statue of a standing woman wearing a robe and on her head laurel leaves. She is holding a shield and a large saber is is to her front vertically with its tip resting at her feet. She represents "Liberty". To her proper left front is sailor and to her right front a solder. The statues stand on a base with plaques. The front has a cross with a circular medallion inscribed: "SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERAN 1898-1902" On the right and left sides of the plaque list the Illinois Volunteer Regiments which participated. The plaque on the back lists individuals involved in the placement of the memorial.
TITLE: Spanish-American War Memorial
ARTIST(S): Frederick Cleveland Hibbard
DATE: June 17, 1948
MEDIUM: Bronze on a black, white and pink granite base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000470
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
2nd Street & Monroe Street
Springfield, Illinois
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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