Sergeant Carney Monument, Norfolk, Virginia, 2004

2004, printed 2008

William Earle Williams

Associated Names
William Earle Williams

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a statue of a soldier holding a rifle in a resting position. The soldier is dressed in military attire with a hat. The statue is made of stone, displayed in grayscale. It stands on a tall plinth with engravings and a shield emblem. The plinth is placed on a stone base in a cemetery setting surrounded by trees and tombstones. In the background, there are buildings visible under a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 19.05 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.36.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Earle Williams, Haverford, PA; NGA purchase, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: William Earle Williams; by unknown hand, lower left circled in graphite: 19; lower left edge in graphite: West Point Norfolk VA 04 2DW A20; lower center, aligned top to bottom: 6/3/1/A; 0/B; 6/3/C; 1/D; 4/G; 1/F; 3/6/G; lower center to lower right: I42+3+4+=7.2 7258

Wikidata ID

Q64170193

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