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    		• Taylor, Alfredo S. G.,
     
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    		• J. W. Fiske Iron Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Norfolk
     
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    		• Bench
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    World War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Taylor, Alfredo S. G., 1872-1947, sculptor.
    J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    World War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 11, 1921.
    Medium: 
    Granite and bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 22 ft. 5 in. x 19 ft. 3 in. x 25 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Alfredo S.G. Taylor FECIT. J.W. Fiske Iron Works, N.Y. (On bronze plaque, southwest face, raised:) 1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918/IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO GAVE AND THOSE/OFFERED THEIR LIVES FOR LIBERTY/THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK HAVE BUILT/THIS MONUMENT AND CROWNED IT WITH/THE LIBERTY BELL/IN THE FAITH THAT IT WILL RING THE/KNELL OF WAR/AND PROCLAIM THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN./THE BELL WAS DONATED BY MARY ELDRIDGE/IT IS A CAREFUL REPRODUCTION OF THE/ORIGINAL LIBERTY BELL IN INDEPENDENCE HALL./DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 1921 MONUMENT COMMITTEE. (On east face:) THE MEN OF NOFOLK WHO SERVED IN/THE WORLD WAR/1918 (sic)-1918/DIED/IN/SERVICE (two columns of 15 names, one of eight) (On northwest face:) THE MEN OF NORFOLK WHO SERVED IN/THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918 (two columns of 14 names, one of thirteen) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A triangular-shaped, "wall structure" in granite, with open niche at top holding bronze replica of the Liberty Bell. Each face of the wall has a bronze text plaque and wide built-in seats.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Norfolk
    Bench
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Norfolk, Selectmen's Office, 19 Maple Avenue, Norfolk, Connecticut 06058
    Located Memorial Green, Intersection of Greenwoods Road West & North Street, Norfolk, Connecticut
    Remarks: 
    The Liberty Bell replica was donated by Miss Mary Eldridge. The entire memorial is surrounded by seven trees and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Alfredo S.G. Taylor Thematic Group. For related reading see: Winsted Evening Citizen (Connecticut), Nov. 11, 1921, and Alice V. Waldecker's "Norfolk, Connecticut, 1900-1975", Norfolk Bicentennial Commission, 1976. IAS files contain a copy of the National Register for Historic Places Nomination Form and photocopy of names on monument.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000175
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