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Maine Monument, Bronze Memorial Tablet, (sculpture). Artist:  Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor. Title:  Maine Monument, Bronze Memorial Tablet, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bronze Memorial Tablet, (sculpture). Dates:  1913. Installed 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Tablet: bronze. Dimensions:  Tablet: 12 x 22 1/2 in. Inscription:  MEMORIAM/USS MAINE/DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR/FEBRUARY 15TH 1898/THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE U.S.S. MAINE. Description:  On the right side of the tablet, there is a relief of a female figure in profile holding a large medallion on her proper left side. The medallion has an eagle and a shield and the words PATRIOTISM and DEVOTION. The figure's proper right arm is outstretched and her head is lowered. The inscription appears on the left side of the tablet. Subject:  Architecture -- Boat -- Maine Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism Allegory -- Quality -- Obedience Figure female -- Waist length Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, 59th Street & Columbus Circle, New York, New York Remarks:  The tablet desiged by Keck in 1913 was installed at the rear of the Maine Monument on the east side in 1936. The tablet was cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine in 1913. In 1936, the City of New York purchased the tablet with Works Progress Administration funds. The Maine Monument was restored in 1980 by the Department of Parks and Recreation. For related information see: Ottavino, Kate, "Restoration of Maine Monument," Master's thesis, University, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, 1984. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Related to: 76003527. 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 76003528   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003528 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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