Confederate Women's Monument Explained

Confederate Women's Monument
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Artist:	J. Maxwell Miller
Year:	2017: removed
Medium:	Bronze sculpture
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Owner:	City of Baltimore

The Confederate Women's Monument was an outdoor memorial by J. Maxwell Miller,^[1] installed in Baltimore, in the U.S. state of Maryland in 1917.^[2]

The statue was removed in August 2017.^{[3] [4]} At the August 14, 2017, City Council session, they also voted unanimously to remove the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Monument, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument and the Roger B. Taney Sculpture.^[5]

See also

• List of Confederate monuments and memorials
• List of public art in Baltimore
• Memorial to Women of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia
• Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials

Notes and References

1. Rusk, William Sener, Art in Baltimore: Monuments and Memorials, The Norman Remington Company, Baltimore, 1924 p.131
2. Kelly, Cindy, Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore: A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2011 p. 223
3. News: Baltimore takes down Confederate statues in middle of night. Jamie. Grierson. 16 August 2017. The Guardian.
4. News: Baltimore Quietly Removed All 4 Of Its Confederate Statues Overnight. Hayley. Miller. 16 August 2017. Huff Post.
5. News: Campbell. Colin. Broadwater. Luke. August 26, 2017. Citing 'safety and security,' Pugh has Baltimore Confederate monuments taken down. 2021-12-12. The Baltimore Sun.