Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy

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Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy
The monument in 2013
ArtistAllen George Newman
MediumSculpture
LocationJacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy, also known as A Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy and the Monument to the Women of the Confederacy,[1][2] is an outdoor Confederate memorial installed in Jacksonville, Florida's Confederate Park, in the United States.[3] It is a tribute to women of the South who sacrificed greatly during 1861 to 1865.

Description and history

The monument was designed in 1914 by sculptor Allen George Newman (1875–1940), and dedicated on October 26, 1915. Jno. Williams, Inc. served as the founder, and McNeel Marble Works served as the work's contractor. Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1992.[2] As the inscription says, it was sponsored by the Florida Division of the United Confederate Veterans.[2]

Removal efforts

In May 2018, the monument was cited among those targeted by the March for Change, a three-day, 40-mile (64-km) protest against Confederate monuments located in Jacksonville and St. Augustine.[4] It is No. 10 on the Make It Right Project's list of Confederate memorials it wants to see removed.[4]

Photos

  • Plaque
    Plaque
  • In May 2018
    In May 2018
  • Inside
    Inside


See also

References

  1. ^ "A Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy - Jacksonville, FL - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Confederate Veteran". S.A. Cunningham. 19 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Holloway, Kali (June 3, 2018). "Announcing the Launch of the Make It Right Project". Independent Media Institute. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

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