Category: Most Meaningful Use of the Art Form

Description: Made of bronze and Georgian granite, the monument of a U.S. Colored Troop modeled after Mr. Bill Radcliffe, Civil War re-enactor, rises 9' high and stands guard over the hallowed graves of the Civil War servicemen. Internationally acclaimed sculptor, Roy W. Butler was commissioned to design and create the life-size bronze sculpture utilizing hyper-realism detail techniques which depict battlefield accuracy.

The monument was dedicated and accepted, February 18, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the first figurative sculpture representing USCT ever to be placed in a National Cemetery and has been documented by the Smithsonian Institute.

Material: Bronze and Granite

Dimensions: 9 feet x 32" square 

Date Created: Feb 2006

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