(Talbot Boys Monument), (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Unknown
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
- Summary
- A young soldier stands with a C.S.A. flag on his left side, holding it with both hands. The flag curls behind him, covering his back. He wears a broad-rimmed hat and an open shirt. The youth is meant to represent youthful courage and enthusiasm as portrayed in Longfellow's poem "Exceisior." The statue is mounted atop an inscribed pedestal, which is atop a base with plaques. A brass box containing the names of contributors was placed in the base.
- Base installed July 1914. Statue installed 1916. Statue dedicated June 5, 1916
- Control number
- IAS MD000177
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Statue: bronze; Pedestal: rough-finished granite; Base: rough-finished granite; Foundation: concrete
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Talbot County Washington & Dover Streets Easton Maryland 21601
- Located Talbot County Court House Washington & Dover Streets Easton Maryland
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- History--United States--Civil War
- Figure male--Full length
- Occupation--Military--Soldier
- Object--Other--Flag
- Dress--Accessory--Hat
- Literature--Longfellow--Exceisior
- Record ID
- siris_ari_324947
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
