Irish Brigade Monument Pre-casting

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <A HREF="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisc.php?s=3&w=468&h=60"> <IMG SRC="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisi.php?s=3&w=468&h=60" WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 BORDER=0></A> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=2 style="border-right: 1px solid #555555;" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="690aa613.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="766" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 105 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="civilwar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Civil War Sculpture"><IMG SRC="6847a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lore.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lore Legend"><IMG SRC="68a7a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="aquatic.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aquatic Sculptures"><IMG SRC="6897a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newest Work by Randy Groves"><IMG SRC="6877a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="68c96500.jpg" border=0 width="406" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="catalogue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southwood Sculpture Gallery Catalogue"><IMG SRC="6887a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="rg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Randy Groves"><IMG SRC="6857a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><IMG SRC="68f7a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:southart@sympatico.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:southart@sympatico.ca"><IMG SRC="68b7a140.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I>Irish Brigade Monument Pre-casting</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The following photos of the red clay maquette for the Irish Brigade Monument give a fascinating insight into the sculpting process.   (See below for link to the bronze edition of this piece.)</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="58590150.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In the four decades preceding the Civil War a million Irish immigrants had come to America seeking an opportunity to rise above the crushing poverty they had faced in Ireland. Most remained in the North where they were forced to compete with free blacks, due to anti Papist, anti UK sentiment, for only the lowest paying jobs. Help wanted signs of the time often were accompanied by the admonishment "No Irish need apply." </div> <bR> <div> Hundreds of thousands made their way South, drawn by better pay, a generally warmer welcome and an ample supply of jobs. When war broke out they flocked to the colors of their adopted States and proved their mettle on field after bloody field.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="58740150.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="58940150.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In one of the more poignant and ironic coincidences in the history of the Irish at Gettysburg, the famous Celtic cross monument to the Irish Brigade was sculpted in 1888 by O'Donovan,an Irish immigrant from Louisiana who fought in the Confederate ranks at Gettysburg.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="58440150.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="58240150.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="533" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Irish Brigade Monument in Bronce and Pecan Wood</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irish Brigade Monument in Bronze"><IMG SRC="60b4f780.jpg" border=0 width="79" height="120" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> Irish Brigade Monument  in Bronze </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="irish_brigade_monument_in_pe.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irish Brigade Monument in Pecan Wood"><IMG SRC="61451780.jpg" border=0 width="81" height="120" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> Irish Brigade Monument  in bonded pecan wood</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="civilwar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Civil War Sculpture"><IMG SRC="41c526d0.jpg" border=0 width="82" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>      Click the icon to view more Civil War Pieces by Randy Groves</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://search.directnic.com/?aff=9"><img src="http://banners.directnic.com/search/dnsearchad011.gif" width="468" height="60" border="0" alt="directNIC Search"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <CENTER> <font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hosted by <a href="http://www.directnic.com/" target="_top" style="color: red">directNIC.com</a></font> <br><br>  <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>  </CENTER></body>