West Point Monument (Norfolk, VA)
Dublin Core
Title
West Point Monument (Norfolk, VA)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Atop a large square column of stone, the figure of the Norfolk native Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment is depicted, dressed in his military uniform. The base of the monument, built as a tribute to African American veterans of the Civil War and Spanish American War, contains a number of bronze and marble plaques.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Waymarking.com
Date
Dedicated: May 30, 1906
Contributor
James Fueller, Norfolk's first African American city-councilman
Relation
West Point Monument, Norfolk, Virginia
Jonathan I Leib, "A Tale of Two Civil War Statues: Teaching the Geographies of Memory and Heritage in Norfolk, Virginia," Southeastern Geographer, Vol. 52, No. 4,(Winter 2012), pp. 398-412.
Jonathan I Leib, "A Tale of Two Civil War Statues: Teaching the Geographies of Memory and Heritage in Norfolk, Virginia," Southeastern Geographer, Vol. 52, No. 4,(Winter 2012), pp. 398-412.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Elmwood Cemetery, 238 E. Princess Anne Road Norfolk, Virginia 23510, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Citation
Unknown, “West Point Monument (Norfolk, VA),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed September 20, 2024, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1108.