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Eagle (World War I Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Schweizer, J. Otto, 1863-1955, sculptor. Title:  Eagle (World War I Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  1923. Installed 1923. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Eagle: bronze; Base: granite with bronze medallions & shields; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 30 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 102 x 48 x 36 in. Inscription:  (Signature below eagle, front proper left) (On front plaque, south side of the base:) ERECTED/BY THE PEOPLE OF/EAST GERMANTOWN/AS AN IMPERISHABLE/TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY/OF THE MORE THAN ONE/THOUSAND OF IT'S HEROES/WHO SERVED IN THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918/OFFERING THEIR FORTUNES AND/THEIR SACRED/HONOR (On plaque, west side of the base:) AISNE MARNE/ST MIHILL/MEUSE ARGONNE/CHATEAU THIERRY (On plaque, east side of the base:) SOMME/TOUL/TROYON/VESLE (On plaque, north side of the base:) TO ALL WHO PASS/THIS SACRED SPOT/LET THE HEAD BE BOWED/A TEAR BE SHED/MAY THE HEART SWELL/IN GRATITUDE/AND PRAISE IN HONOR OF THOSE WHOM THIS/MEMORIAL STANDS/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA/ON THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1923/BY THE EAST GERMANTOWN PERMANENT/MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION THOMAS E. CLEMENS/PRESIDENT Description:  World War I Memorial with statue of an eagle with wings poised for flight, standing on a granite base which is adorned with various bronze plaques and shields. The Eagle faces south, head turned to its proper left. Commemorative bronze panels, medallions, and shields are attached to each side of the base. A bronze swag connects the four sides of the base. The bronze inscription panels, located on the north and south sides of the base, have stars and stripes shields above them. Lists of important battles are on bronze panels attached to the east and west sides of the base. Curving around each of the four corners of the base are bronze medallions representing the four branches of the armed forces. Tiles and bricks are set in the ground around the base. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Occupation -- Military Allegory -- Civic -- Military Object -- Other -- Wreath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Recreation, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located Chelten Square, Chelten Avenue, Wister Street, & Wyncote Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Presented to the City of Philadelphia by the East Germantown Permanent Memorial Association on Dec. 8, 1923. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS PA000084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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