Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy
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 Springfield Park.[3] It is a tribute to women of the South who sacrificed greatly during 1861 to 1865.
| Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy | |
|---|---|
 The monument in 2013 | |
| Artist | Allen George Newman |
| Medium | Sculpture |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
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]
Plaque
In May 2018.jpg.webp)
Inside
See also
References
- "A Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy - Jacksonville, FL - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- "Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- "Confederate Veteran". S.A. Cunningham. 19 August 2017 – via Google Books.
- Holloway, Kali (June 3, 2018). "Announcing the Launch of the Make It Right Project". Independent Media Institute. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
External links
Media related to Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy at Wikimedia Commons