Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.1.02 |
Collection |
American Art |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Title |
The Zouave |
Artist |
Agnes Yarnall |
Date |
1961 |
Year Range from |
1961 |
Signed Name |
Yarnall |
Signature Location |
on plinth |
Description |
Figure of a standing soldier in uniform with his hand around a rifle that rests on the ground. The figure's hand is on his hip and has his legs are crossed one in front of the other. |
Medium |
bronze |
Dimensions |
H-16.5 W-7 L-6 inches |
Notes |
Agnes Yarnall (b. 1904) sculpted a group of 42, Civil War related sculptures, including a bronze head of Abraham Lincoln (2004.60.1). The book, "An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War," was written by Agnes Yarnall in 1980 with photographs of her sculptures and accompanying poems. In the curatorial file is a transcribed oral history of the artist from 1988. Poem accompanying photograph of sculpture in Agnes Yarnall's "An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War," (1980), p. 5: "Today before the President Parading we began— So close our ranks, so sure our steps, We marched as if one man— The people cheered and shouted As we passed by abreast, They knew we were the Zouaves, They knew we were the best! And on we went a-marching, Till sudden close at hand, A tall and lonely figure Was standing, hat in hand— Grave was his face and solemn As if cut out of stone, And there were men beside him, But still he seemed alone— His hand shot up in quick salute To watch the flag go by— O I'll remember Lincoln Until the day I die! Something there was about him Which no one could forget— I am an ancient veteran now, But I can see him yet— And not a man among us But felt his heart go fast Beneath the President's salute As we were marching past!" |
Related Publications |
"An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War" by Agnes Yarnall, 1980, p.4 |
Legal Status |
Owned by the Union League of Philadelphia |
Search Terms |
"An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War" by Agnes Yarnall |