Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.1.20 |
Collection |
American Art |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Title |
Resting Soldier |
Artist |
Agnes Yarnall |
Date |
1961 |
Year Range from |
1961 |
Signed Name |
Yarnall |
Signature Location |
on plinth |
Description |
Figure of a soldier with a kepi (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor) pushed back on his head and seated with knees bent, resting back on his hands. |
Medium |
bronze |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-9 L-13 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. 47: "End of day is comin' Glad I'm settin' here— I was home with all my folks, Just this time last year— Seems a whole lot longer That I bin away! Find it hard to understan' This is Christmas Day— He had holly puddin' We had sugar sorn, Mostly folks is merry, But I feel forlorn— Guess it's feelin' lonesome Not to be at home, Knowin' many battles Still is sure to come! Marchin' seems forever In the infantry— But my Southern brothers Has to be set free! Massa Lincoln tol' us— Fight in Freedom's name, Break the chains of slavery! Life the yoke of shame! We'll march again tomorrow, But when we make our stand— Reach down into the battle, Lord, And lend a helpin' hand!" |
Provenance |
Acquired by the Union League in 1987 |
Related Publications |
"An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War" by Agnes Yarnall, 1980, p. 46 |
Legal Status |
Owned by the Union League of Philadelphia |
Search Terms |
"An Attempted Evocation of the Civil War" by Agnes Yarnall |