- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Stone Mountain Memorial Sculpture Model
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1960
- Subject:
- Sculpture
Monuments & memorials
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Statues
Sculptors
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863--Statues
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Statues
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Statues - People:
- De Weldon, Felix, 1907-2003
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of sculptor Felix de Weldon (second from left) viewing his model for the Stone Mountain Memorial featuring General Stonewall Jackson, General Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson Davis, probably in Washington, D.C.; this design was not chosen by the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to be carved into the face of Stone Mountain.
Stone Mountain is composed of granite and has a bas-relief sculpture of Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis carved into its face. The carving was conceived by Helen Plane in 1909, and carved by several artists whose work was subsequently removed from the mountain. In 1964, artist Walker Hancock took up the carving which was eventually completed by Roy Faulkner in 1970. In 1958, the state of Georgia purchased the property surrounding Stone Mountain and converted it into a public park. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2503.001
ahc1702503001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/784
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 11 x 16 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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