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  • The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856

    The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856

    Artist
    Currier, Nathaniel, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888
    Sitter
    Beecher, Henry Ward, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887
    Greeley, Horace, 3 Feb 1811 - 29 Nov 1872
    John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
    Buchanan, James, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868
    Fillmore, Millard, 7 Jan 1800 - 8 Mar 1874
    Medium
    Lithograph on paper
    Dimensions
    Image: 22.7 x 38.8cm (8 15/16 x 15 1/4")
    Sheet: 34.2 x 45.5cm (13 7/16 x 17 15/16")
    Type
    Print
    Date
    1856
    Exhibition Label
    This cartoon by Nathaniel Currier addresses the 1856 presidential election, which became a political contest among three candidates. The overriding issues were slavery in the states, states’ rights, and the expansion of slavery in the new territories. Former President Millard Fillmore (right), candidate for the new Know Nothing, or American, Party, criticized the abolitionist leanings of the new Republican Party, represented by preacher Henry Ward Beecher, editor Horace Greeley, and western explorer and party candidate John C. Frémont (left). In the end, Democratic nominee James Buchanan, shown as the buck, won the election, benefiting from the sectional divisiveness that was resulting in national discord. Buchanan, a Pennsylvanian and no advocate of human bondage, nevertheless defended the doctrine of states’ rights, which protected the institution of slavery in the South and allowed its expansion in the newly forming states in the West.
    Topic
    Costume\Headgear\Hat
    Weapon\Gun\Rifle
    Caricature
    Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
    Architecture\Building\White House
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Deer
    Cartoon\Political
    Horace Greeley: Male
    Horace Greeley: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    Horace Greeley: Communications\Publisher\Magazine
    Horace Greeley: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper
    Horace Greeley: Communications\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
    Horace Greeley: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
    James Buchanan: Male
    James Buchanan: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of State
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
    Millard Fillmore: Male
    Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
    Millard Fillmore: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
    Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\President of US
    Millard Fillmore: Education\Administrator\University\Chancellor
    Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York
    Henry Ward Beecher: Male
    Henry Ward Beecher: Literature\Writer
    Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
    Henry Ward Beecher: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
    John Charles Frémont: Male
    John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    John Charles Frémont: Natural Resources\Explorer
    John Charles Frémont: Military\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union
    John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
    John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California
    John Charles Frémont: Military\Army\Officer\Major General
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    NPG.86.149
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    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery
  • Irvin McDowell

    Irvin McDowell

    Artist
    Baker, Joseph Edward, 1835 - 1914
    Sitter
    McDowell, Irvin, 15 Oct 1818 - 4 May 1885
    Medium
    Lithograph with tintstone on paper
    Dimensions
    Image: 33.2 x 23cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/16")
    Sheet: 40.8 x 29.3cm (16 1/16 x 11 9/16")
    Type
    Print
    Date
    1861
    Topic
    Costume\Headgear\Hat
    Exterior
    Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
    Weapon\Sword
    Exterior\Landscape\Battleground
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
    Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
    Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
    Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
    Human Figures\Soldier
    Weapon\Cannonball
    Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
    Irvin McDowell: Male
    Irvin McDowell: Military\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union
    Irvin McDowell: Military\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
    Irvin McDowell: Military\Army\Officer\Major General
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    S/NPG.82.6
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    National Portrait Gallery Collection
    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Veterans of the Sixth Regiment Memorial: Introduction and Record of Duty, (painting)

    War of the Revolution and Civil War, (painting)
    painter
    Andrew, Richard 1869-1956
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Type
    Paintings-Mural
    Paintings
    Owner/Location
    Massachusetts State House Beacon Hill Third Floor Corridor Boston Massachusetts 02133
    Date
    1931
    Notes
    Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986.
    Summary
    On the third floor corridor, the first of four murals commemorating the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment contains two long sections of text on the history of the regiment separated by two soldiers standing in uniform, one representing the Revolutionary War and one representing the Civil War. Above the soldiers is an eagle with its wings spread.
    Topic
    History--United States--Revolution
    History--United States--Civil War
    Figure group--Male
    Occupation--Military--Soldier
    Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Control number
    IAP 20550068
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

  • George Francis Train

    Artist
    Valois, Edward, 1840 - 1870?
    Sitter
    Train, George Francis, 1829 - 1904
    Medium
    Lithograph with tintstone on paper
    Dimensions
    61.4cm x 46.5cm (24 3/16" x 18 5/16"), Image
    Type
    Print
    Date
    c. 1869-1872
    Topic
    Vehicle\Ship
    Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
    Vehicle\Train
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
    Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
    Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
    Architecture\Building
    Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
    Railroad
    Nature & Environment\Plant\Vine
    Architecture\Bridge
    Human Figures\Symbolic Figure\Liberty
    Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\Irish
    George Francis Train: Male
    George Francis Train: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
    George Francis Train: Business and Finance\Transportation\Seaman\Shipmaster
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    S/NPG.77.134
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    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery
  • Untitled from the series Civil War

    Untitled from the series Civil War

    Artist
    Levinthal, David, born San Francisco, CA 1949
    Medium
    C-print
    Dimensions
    image: 10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (26.7 × 34.9 cm)
    Type
    Photography
    Topic
    Landscape
    State of being\emotion\sorrow
    Animal\horse
    Figure male\full length
    Occupation\military\soldier
    History\United States\Civil War
    Object\weapon\gun
    Credit Line
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor
    Object number
    2017.32.93
    Restrictions & Rights
    © David Levinthal
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    Department
    Graphic Arts
    Data Source
    Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Progressive Democracy - Prospect of a Smash Up

    Progressive Democracy - Prospect of a Smash Up

    Artist
    Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
    Possibly after
    Maurer, Louis, 1832 - 1932
    Copy after
    Unidentified Artist
    Sitter
    Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 23 Apr 1813 - 3 Jun 1861
    Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 18 Sep 1812 - 16 Aug 1880
    Buchanan, James, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868
    Breckinridge, John Cabell, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
    Lane, Joseph, 14 Dec 1801 - 19 Apr 1881
    Lincoln, Abraham, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
    Hamlin, Hannibal, 27 Aug 1809 - 4 Jul 1891
    Medium
    Lithograph on paper
    Dimensions
    Image: 21.4 x 42.3cm (8 7/16 x 16 5/8")
    Sheet: 29.4 x 43.8cm (11 9/16 x 17 1/4")
    Mat: 40.6 x 55.9cm (16 x 22")
    Type
    Print
    Date
    1860
    Exhibition Label
    By the mid-nineteenth century, single-sheet broadside cartoons played an important role in electioneering. Some of these broadsheets were printed in quantities from 50,000 to 100,000 and distributed to party headquarters or sold from newspaper offices. The venerable Currier & Ives Lithography Company, the most prolific print publishers of the period, issued numerous cartoons in the election of 1860, satirizing all factions. Progressive Democracy features the dilemma of a divided Democratic Party. With Stephen Douglas and running mate Hershel V. Johnson pulling the "platform" one way while southerners John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane, driven by James Buchanan, strain in the other direction, Republican candidates Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin anticipate the "smash up" of the Democratic Party.
    Topic
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Donkey
    Costume\Headgear\Headdress
    Vehicle\Train
    Railroad
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Male
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Illinois
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
    Stephen Arnold Douglas: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Illinois
    James Buchanan: Male
    James Buchanan: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of State
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
    James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Military\Army\Officer\Civil War
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Executive\Railroad
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
    John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
    Joseph Lane: Male
    Joseph Lane: Military\Army\Officer
    Joseph Lane: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer
    Joseph Lane: Politics and Government\US Senator\Oregon
    Joseph Lane: Politics and Government\Governor\Oregon
    Joseph Lane: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Indiana
    Joseph Lane: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Delegate
    Hannibal Hamlin: Male
    Hannibal Hamlin: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
    Hannibal Hamlin: Natural Resources\Agriculturist
    Hannibal Hamlin: Military\Soldier
    Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
    Hannibal Hamlin: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Regent
    Hannibal Hamlin: Crafts and Trades\Craftsman\Printer
    Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maine
    Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\Governor\Maine
    Hannibal Hamlin: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Male
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Georgia
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate
    Herschel Vespasian Johnson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Confederate
    Abraham Lincoln: Male
    Abraham Lincoln: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Abraham Lincoln: Military\Soldier
    Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US
    Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
    Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
    Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
    Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government Official\Surveyor
    Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois
    Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government Official\Postmaster
    Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    NPG.83.237
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    Data Source
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  • The Confederate Monument, (sculpture)

    sculptor
    Doyle, Alexander 1857-1922
    designer
    Doud, Gorda C.
    Medium
    Sculpture: Russellville limestone, granite, and bronze; Base: Russellville limestone over brick
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by State of Alabama Department of Finance 468 South Perry Street Montgomery Alabama 36130
    Located Alabama State Capitol Corner of Bainbridge Avenue & Monroe Street Montgomery Alabama
    Date
    1885-1896. Dedicated Dec. 7, 1898
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1992.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives & History, 1976.
    Ockenden, I. M. Porter, 1861-1900 The Confederate Monument on Capitol Hill, Montgomery, Alabama.
    The Montgomery Advertiser, Aug. 10, 1947.
    The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 14, 1947, pg. 1.
    The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 28, 1945.
    The Montgomery Advertiser, Nov. 20, 1940.
    Summary
    Columnar monument with bronze female figure at top, bronze relief around lower/middle section, and four granite male figures spaced around lower section on individual stepped plinths. The bronze female figure at top symbolizes Patriotism, holding a flag in her proper left hand, and a sword in her proper right hand. The stone column on which she stands is a modified Corinthian capital with volutes, eagles, swags of fruit, olive and acanthus leaves and banded with two oak leaf wreaths bound with ribbon. The base features a gadrooned band above floral swags with ribbons, dentil molding and bands of stars. The bronze relief depicts battlefield scenes with half life-size figures in action on ground with rifles, swords, on horseback and firing cannons.
    The four free-standing life-size granite male figures stand on individual stepped plinths, each wearing uniform, hat, and moustache. The figure on the north side is a seaman or sailor with proper right hand raised to eyes looking through binoculars, proper left knee bent, proper left hand and hip resting on ship's cleat. The figure on the west side is a cavalryman standing astride with proper right leg forward, sword in lowered proper right hand, and proper left hand holding sword case. The figure on the east side is an artilleryman standing with proper right foot resting on cannon holding gun powder stuffer in proper right hand, and proper left hand on hip/sword case.The figure on the south side is an infantryman standing with both hands on rifle barrel resting on ground in front. The four plinths on which the soldiers stand are symmetrically placed and decorated with relief carving of wreaths with ribbons and framed by two-part console brackets decorated with stylized oak leaves.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Figure female--Full length
    Allegory--Civic--Patriotism
    Figure group--Male
    Occupation--Military--Sailor
    Occupation--Military--Soldier
    Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
    Architecture exterior--Military--Battlefield
    Object--Other--Flag
    Object--Weapon--Sword
    Object--Weapon--Gun
    Object--Weapon--Cannon
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Control number
    IAS 75000120
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    32.3480057, -86.26686895

  • Iowa Monument, (sculpture)

    Iowa State Monument, (sculpture)
    sculptor
    Triebel, Frederick Ernst b. 1865
    fabricator
    Harrison Granite Company
    Medium
    Figure: bronze; Shaft and base: Barre Vermont granite
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
    Administered by Shiloh National Military Park P. O. Box 67 Shiloh Tennessee 38376
    Located Shiloh National Military Park Grant Road Shiloh Tennessee
    Date
    1906. Dedicated Nov. 23, 1906
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN0085, 1989.
    Monumental News, Feb. 1903; Jan. 1904.
    Summary
    Large column with an eagle poised for flight at the apex. Female figure of Fame with arms outstretched stands at the base of the column where a wreath is placed.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Figure female
    Object--Other--Wreath
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Allegory--Quality--Grandeur
    Control number
    IAS 77006433
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    35.84298679, -86.34340377

  • Notes on east coast U.S. mollusks, chiefly Verrill and Hemphill

    Collection name
    Collected notes, lists, catalogs, drawings, and manuscripts on mollusks, circa 1869-1920 and undated
    Physical Description
    1 folder
    Physical Location
    Smithsonian Institution Archives
    Sublocation
    Box 1 Folder 15
    Record type
    Fieldbook record
    Object Type
    Field notes
    Place
    United States
    Florida
    Texas
    Canada
    Hudson Bay
    Date Range
    1869-1884
    Start Date
    1869
    End Date
    1884
    Abstract
    A folder of miscellaneous notes on mollusks collected mostly in Florida, but also in Texas, British Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other localities. The following are some of the notes included in this folder: Whiteaver, 1880, Hudson Bay Shells; shells collected in Corpus Christi, Texas; Henry Hemphill, Key West, 1885, numbers 464-665; Hemphill, Punta Rossa, 1884, numbers 234-290; shells collected in British Columbia; shells collected in St. Augustine, Fl; Catalogue of species of shells collected by Robert E. Steams in Florida in the Gulf of Mexico Jan., Feb., and March [1869?].
    Topic
    Mollusks
    Invertebrates
    Accession #
    SIA RU007461
    Access Information
    Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
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    Collected notes, lists, catalogs, drawings, and manuscripts on mollusks, circa 1869-1920 and undated
    See more records associated with this person
    Hemphill, Henry, 1830-1914
    Stearns, Robert E. C. (Robert Edwards Carter), 1827-1909
    Data Source
    Smithsonian Field Book Project

  • General Philip Henry Sheridan, (sculpture)

    sculptor
    Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941
    Subject
    Sheridan, Philip Henry
    Medium
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by Chicago Park District Preservation Planning Division 425 East McFetridge Drive Chicago Illinois 60605
    Located Lincoln Park Sheridan Road & Belmont Avenue Chicago Illinois
    Date
    Commissioned 1909. 1923. Dedicated July 16, 1924
    Notes
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0134, 1989.
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 158-159.
    Monumental News, Jan. 1910, pg. 22.
    Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 236.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5018, 1989.
    Monumental News, Feb. 1923, pg. 88.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
    Image on file.
    Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 158.
    (On front of base:) SHERIDAN (On base plaque:) Philip H. Sheridan/graduated/from the/United States Military Academy/West Point/July 1, 1853/To Honor him and his alma mater, this tablet was/placed here by the Chicago Association of West Pointers on September 19, 1934, the 70th Anniversary/of his victory on the battle of Opequan, Virginia
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Summary
    Sheridan is portrayed here seated on his horse as the commander of the Army of the Shenandoah on October 19, 1864, rallying his fleeing troops with outstretched proper right arm. He is seated on his horse with his body half turned to the proper right as he reins in his horse from a full gallop. The horse is positioned on top of a bronze boulder which rests on a square stone base on a circular stone platform.
    Topic
    Portrait male--Full length
    Occupation--Military--General
    Equestrian
    Animal--Portrait--Winchester
    History--United States--Civil War
    Control number
    IAS 75004343
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    41.83865493, -87.68664168

  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture)

    Crozier Monument, (sculpture)
    sculptor
    Lowe, Harry
    architect
    Mullett, Alfred B. 1834-1890
    founder
    Pusey and Jones Company
    Medium
    Eagle: bronze; Shaft: granite; Base: concrete
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by City of Wilmington Department of Parks and Recreation 22 South Heald Street Wilmington Delaware 19801
    Located 14th & Broom Streets Wilmington Delaware
    Date
    1871
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1995.
    Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987.
    Image on file.
    Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987, pg.26.
    (Inscribed on base, north:) SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/MONUMENT/IN COMMEMORATION OF DELAWARE'S/PATRIOTIC DEAD WHO SACRIFICED/THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE REBELLION OF 1861-65 (Base, south:) THE THANKS OF THE/MONUMENT ASSOCIATION/ARE EXTENDED TO ELI CROZIER/FOR VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED/IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS MONUMENT unsigned
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Summary
    A column rests upon a square concrete base which sits upon a two -stepped concrete platform accessed by a flight of steps. The shaft of the column is topped by four garlanded shields bearing stars and stripes motifs. The capital is surmounted by a bronze globe upon which an eagle has just alighted. The eagle is throttling in its talons a reptile representing secession.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Object--Other--Globe
    Animal--Reptile
    Control number
    IAS 87910002
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    38.9948765, -75.45246896

  • Civil War Soldiers Monument, (sculpture)

    sculptor
    Jennings, T. H.
    carver
    Bircher, D. O.
    founder
    Unknown (Chicago, Illinois)
    Medium
    Sculpture: bronze and copper; Base: granite
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Grant County Grant County Courthouse Front lawn Milbank South Dakota 57252
    Date
    1904. Dedicated May 30, 1904
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993.
    Image on file.
    (Plinth, north side:) SHILOH (Plinth, east side:) APPOMATTOX (Plinth, south side:) GETTYSBURG (Plinth, west side:) GEN.A.A.HUMPHREY POST/NO. 42 G.A.R.DEPT. S.D./(GAR badge)/ERECTED MAY 30, 1904/IN MEMORY OF THE UNION SOLDIERS/OF THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861 TO 65./VICKSBURG
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Summary
    Figure of a Civil War soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top and a cap. The mustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the gun rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is forward and bent at the knee. The figure stands atop a multi-tiered base, inscribed with names of the Civil War battle sites; and, on the East side, a cannon and anchor representing the Army and Navy; on the West side, a Coat of Arms of the state of South Dakota; and on the South side, an eagle representing the United States.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Figure male--Full length
    Occupation--Military--Soldier
    Object--Weapon--Gun
    Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
    Dress--Accessory--Hat
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Emblem--Seal
    Object--Weapon--Cannon
    Control number
    IAS SD000012
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    45.20649319, -96.61249403

  • General Nathaniel Lyon Monument, (sculpture)

    sculptor
    Grasser, Sanford
    Subject
    Lyon, Nathaniel
    Medium
    Shaft: marble; Base: marble and granite; Foundation: cobblestone
    Type
    Sculptures-Obelisk
    Sculptures-Relief
    Sculptures-Gravestone
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by Town of Eastford Town Clerk Westford Road, Town Office Building Eastford Connecticut 06242
    Located Adjacent to 35 General Lyon Road, South of SR 44, Phoenixville Eastford Connecticut
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
    Image on file.
    (Front of base:) GEN. NATHANIEL LYON/U.S.A. (Top riser on front of base:) LYON (South side face:) VERA CRUZ,/SERRO GORDO,/CONTRERAS,/CHERUBUSCO,/MOLINO DEL RAY,/CHAPULTEPEC &/CITY OF MEXICO (Rear side of base:) CAPTURE OF/CAMP JACKSON,/MAY 10, 1861,/BOONEVILLE,/JUNE 16, 1861,/DUG SPRINGS,/AUGUST 1, 1861. (North side of base:) BORN/JULY 14, 1818/KILLED IN BATTLE OF/WILSON'S CREEK/AUGUST 10, 1861. (Incised script on top riser of north side of base:) Sanford Grasser/Webster, Mass. signed
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    Summary
    An octagonal shaft on a tapered base. The base features a relief of General Nathaniel Lyon on horseback. A dove with outstretched wings is perched on a sphere on top of the shaft. The shaft also has decorative reliefs, including a belted shield superimposed over crossed cannons and swords.
    Topic
    Portrait male--Full length
    History--United States--Mexican War
    History--United States--Civil War
    Animal--Horse
    Animal--Bird--Dove
    Occupation--Military--General
    Control number
    IAS CT000150
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    41.288613, -72.86691

  • Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument, (sculpture)

    contractor
    C. Rule & Coleman
    Medium
    Sculpture: marble; Base: limestone, concrete
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by Gibson County Commissioners Gibson County Courthouse Princeton Indiana 47670
    Located Gibson County Courthouse Princeton Indiana
    Date
    Dedicated July 4, 1865. Rededicated July 3, 1940
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    Image on file.
    Princeton Democrat, July 2, 1940.
    (On east side of shaft:) COMPANY A/(followed by three names)/COMPANY B (followed by four names)/COMPANY H/(followed by three names)/CHICKAMAUGA/COMPANY G/(followed by 22 names)/ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS OF/THE 58TH REG., IND. VOL./TO THE MEMORY OF/THEIR DECEASED COMRADES/IN ARMS/1864/HONOR THE FLAG (On north side of shaft:) COMPANY H/(followed by nine names)/MISSION RIDGE/(followed by eight names)/COMPANY A/(followed by fifteen names)/COMPANY B/(followed by 25 names) (On west side of shaft:) COMPANY C/(followed by five names)/COMPANY D/(followed by 4 names)/COMPANY I/(followed by five names)/LAVERGNA/COMPANY I/(followed by 27 names)/COMPANY C/(followed by 20 names)/COMPANY D/(followed by 20 names) (On south side of shaft:) COMPANY E/(followed by two names)/COMPANY F/(followed by four names)/COMPANY G/(followed by three names)/COMPANY K/(followed by six names)/STONE RIVER/COMPANY K/(followed by 22 names) unsigned
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    Summary
    A marble eagle surmounts a tall marble shaft. The eagle's wings are partially spread and it holds the national ensign in its beak and talons. On the east side of the shaft is a small shield resting upon oak and myrtle. Below that is a large wreath. On the north side are crossed swords and a wreath. On the south side is a knapsack supporting crossed muskets and flags and a soldier's cap. On the west side is the coat-of-arms for the state of Indiana. The shaft ends in a three-stepped limestone base. Short, square, limestone columns adorn each corner of the lowest step. The base rests on a concrete pad.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Emblem--Coat of Arms
    Control number
    IAS IN001057
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    38.35527899, -87.57832389

  • Soldiers Monument, (sculpture)

    sculptor
    Batterson, James Goodwin 1823-1901
    fabricator
    Batterson Monument Works
    Medium
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Aberdeen granite; Foundation: concrete
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by Town of Greenfield Selectmen 14 Court Square, Town Hall Greenfield Massachusetts 01301
    Located Town Common Greenfield Massachusetts
    Date
    Commissioned June 18, 1869. Dedicated Oct. 6, 1870
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    Image on file.
    The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), March 21, 1994, pg. 8.
    (On front of base:) GREENFIELD/ERECTS THIS MONUMENT /IN GRATEFUL HONOR TO HER/PATRIOTIC SONS/WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES/IN SUPPRESSING THE GREAT REBELLION/AND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE/NATIONAL UNION/1861-5 U
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    Summary
    A bronze eagle strangling serpents in its nest rests atop a tall granite column that rests on a square granite base.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Animal--Reptile--Snake
    Control number
    IAS MA000498
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    42.58989066, -72.59820036

  • Monument to World War I and Other Conflicts, (sculpture)

    War Memorial, (sculpture)
    designer
    Norton, Henry L.
    architect
    Epps, Thomas Byrd
    fabricator
    T. F. McGann & Sons Company
    Medium
    Sculpture: metal; Base: Westford granite
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by Town of Westford Parks & Highway Department 55 Main Street Westford Massachusetts 01886
    Located Westford Town Common Main & Lincoln Streets Westford Massachusetts
    Date
    Dedicated 1924
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    Image on file.
    (On bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) THE TOWN/OF/WESTFORD/DEDICATES THIS/MEMORIAL TO THE/MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY/FROM THE PIONEERS/DOWN THROUGH THE/WORLD WAR/LOVE OF FREEDOM/LINKED THE GENERATIONS (On bronze plaque on back of base, raised letters:) LIBERTY AND UNION/NOW AND FOREVER/ONE AND/INSEPARABLE (Six other bronze plaques on sides of base list names of wars and battles along with historical narrative and names and ranks of soldiers)
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    Summary
    A bald eagle with outstretched wings sits atop a octagonal-shaped base. The base is stepped at the top leading to the sculpture. A five foot circular hedge surrounds the base.
    Topic
    History--United States--Indian Wars
    History--United States--Battle of Bunker Hill
    History--United States--Revolution
    History--United States--War of 1812
    History--United States--Civil War
    History--United States--Spanish American War
    History--United States--World War I
    Animal--Bird--Eagle
    Control number
    IAS MA000125
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    42.581604, -71.438123

  • 15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture)

    Fifteenth Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture)
    sculptor
    O'Connor, Andrew 1846-1924
    Medium
    Sculpture: granite; Base: granite
    Type
    Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
    Sculptures
    Owner/Location
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
    Located Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg Maryland 21782
    Date
    1900. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1900
    Notes
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
    Image on file.
    (Below proper left paw:) A. O. Connor/Holden, Mass. 1900 (On plaque on base:) HERE SEPT. 17, 1862 THE FIFTEENTH REG. MASS./VOLUNTEERS WITH THE FIRST COMPANY ANDREW SHARPSHOOTERS/ATTACHED 606 MEN OF ALL RANKS COMMANDED BY/LIEUT. COL. JOHN W. KIMBALL. GORMAN'S BRIGADE/SEDGWICK'S DIVISION. SECOND ARMY CORPS./MET AND ENGAGED TROOPS OF THE BRIGADES OF/SEMMES, EARLY AND BARKSDALE (inscription continues) signed
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    Summary
    A reclining lion with proper right front paw raised and mouth open in mid-roar.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Animal--Lion
    Control number
    IAS MD000361
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
    Geographic Location
    39.45691906, -77.7608292

  • Pisobia maculata, 1 drawing by E.W. Nelson

    Collection name
    Collected Notes, Lists, and Catalogs on Birds, 1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987
    Physical Description
    1 illustration
    Physical Location
    Smithsonian Institution Archives
    Sublocation
    Box 7 Folder 2
    Record type
    Fieldbook record
    Object Type
    Field notes
    Illustrations
    Place
    United States
    Alaska
    Date Range
    1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987
    Start Date
    1839
    End Date
    1987
    Abstract
    The black-and-white illustration drawn by E. W. Nelson in Alaska demonstrates the natural shape of the pouch of the Pisobia maculata when in flight and perching.
    Topic
    Ornithology
    Accession #
    SIA RU007215
    Access Information
    Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
    See more records from this collection
    Collected Notes, Lists, and Catalogs on Birds, 1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987
    See more records associated with this person
    Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
    Data Source
    Smithsonian Field Book Project

  • I Promised the Missus I'd Bring Him Home, (painting)

    Faithful Unto Death, (painting)
    painter
    Gutherz, Carl 1844-1907
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Type
    Paintings
    Owner/Location
    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Overton Park Memphis Tennessee 38112 Accession Number: 68.11.137
    Date
    1904
    Notes
    Owner, 1975.
    "Carl Gutherz: Poetic Vision and Academic Ideals," Memphis, TN: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 132.
    "Carl Gutherz: Poetic Vision and Academic Ideals," Memphis, TN: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 132.
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Topic
    History--United States--Civil War
    Landscape
    Architecture exterior--Military--Battlefield
    Figure group
    Occupation--Military--Soldier
    Ethnic
    State of Being--Death
    Animal--Horse
    Control number
    IAP 49270055
    Data Source
    Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
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    The American Cyclops, the Hero of New Orleans, and Spoiler of Silver Spoons
    Artist
    Volck, Adalbert John, 14 Apr 1828 - 26 Mar 1912
    Sitter
    Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 5 Nov 1818 - 11 Jan 1893
    Medium
    Etching on paper
    Dimensions
    11.3cm x 7.3cm (4 7/16" x 2 7/8"), Image
    Type
    Bound Object
    Date
    1868
    Topic
    Costume\Headgear\Hat
    Exterior
    Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
    Music\Musical instrument\Flute
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Lamb
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Goat
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Male
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Military\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
    Benjamin Franklin Butler: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Yachting
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    NPG.80.128.L
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    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery