COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Stereoview Collection
Record
Title:
Confederate Monument
Creator:
Havens, O. Pierre
Description:
Black and white stereograph card of Forsyth Park with double image affixed to orange paper. The back of the card is pink paper with publication information printed and title information handwritten in ink. The photographer of this image was O. Pierre Havens. The Confederate Monument was built with funds raised by the Savannah's Ladies Memorial Association. They had specific wishes for the statue as to materials, but subject matter was left to the sculptor. When it was unveiled in 1875, it did not meet with a positive response. The top of the memorial had the figure "Silence" at the top. A donor offered to pay to have it remodeled and hired a different sculptor to do the job. The new version, depicted here, included a bronze soldier at the top of the monument. When presented again in 1879, it was to much more positive reviews. The sculpture of Silence was moved to Laurel Grove Cemetery to the Gettysburg plot.
Subject:
Forsyth Park (Savannah, Ga.)
Subject:
Parks
Date:
1879-1900
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
4 x 7 inches
Format/Medium:
Stereographs
Format/Medium:
Albumen prints
Source:
Savannah Stereoview Collection, MS 018, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
