Melvin Memorial (Concord, Massachusetts)

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Civil War monument outdoor sculpture sculpture war memorial

Melvin Memorial (Concord, Massachusetts) is a Civil War monument sculpted by American artist Daniel Chester French, honoring three Melvin brothers who died in the conflict.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Civil War monument → outdoor sculpture → sculpture → war memorial →
alsoKnownAs	Melvin Brothers Memorial → The Mourning Victory →
artist	Daniel Chester French →
artMovement	Beaux-Arts →
commemorates	Asa Melvin → John Melvin → Samuel Melvin →
country	United States of America →
dedicatedTo	Melvin family → Union soldiers of the American Civil War →
depicts	allegorical figure of Victory → mourning figure →
designerOfSetting	Henry Bacon →
genre	funerary art →
hasInscriptionLanguage	English →
hasPart	allegorical female figure → architectural niche → inscribed tablet →
heritageDesignation	contributing property to a historic district →
locatedIn	Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
location	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery →
material	marble →
memorialType	family memorial →
municipality	Concord →
notableWorkOf	Daniel Chester French →
owner	Town of Concord →
partOf	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery historic landscape →
period	early 20th century →
region	New England →
sculptor	Daniel Chester French →
setting	cemetery →
state	Massachusetts →
subject	American Civil War →
theme	mourning → patriotism → sacrifice in war →
unveiled	1909 →
yearCompleted	1908 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daniel Chester French →	notableWork