Other Inscriptions on the Grant Memorial:
- The artillery group bears three inscriptions (that I know of);
- the models for three of the six men here are identified on the east side of the group.
- The west side bears the less discernible inscription Henry Merwin Shrady 1911, and
- few have noticed that directly beneath the caisson a plate reads, '1911 This (?) group (?) is (?) affectionately dedicated by the sculptor to Alice (?) V Morris and Dave (?) H Morris'.
- The cavalry group bears an equally mysterious inscription, a tribute to one Helen M. Wright on the stirrup of the fallen rider. The east side of that group also bears the artist's name & the year, but unlike that on the artillery group, this inscription, 'H M Shrady 1915' is scratched on rather than engraved. I wonder what's the meaning of the triangle with a vertical line down its middle.
- In the central group the base of each lion identifies the artist on one side & where the bronze was cast on the other. The artist is also identified on the south side of the Grant/Cincinnatus base (look near the horse's rear hoof). I can't tell yet if there's anything on the north side -- the sun isn't cooperating.
Are there any others? You tell me -- Marv@HenryMerwinShrady.com
Taken 4/16/2005-4/21/2005