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    		• Zeek, Burnett M.,
     
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    		• Zeek, Martin H.,
     
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    		• D'Auria, Harry,
     
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    		• Waldron, Chauncey,
     
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    		• Ashley, Lawrence H.,
     
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    		• Farrell, William F.,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Succasunna
     
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    The Eternal Flame, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Zeek, Burnett M., sculptor.
    Zeek, Martin H., assistant.
    D'Auria, Harry, assistant.
    Waldron, Chauncey, contractor.
    Ashley, Lawrence H., welder.
    Farrell, William F., welder.
    Title: 
    The Eternal Flame, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1955-1959. Dedicated Memorial Day 1955. Rededicated 1959.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 88 x 47 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 84 x 72 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On one of the base steps:) Pro Deo Pro Patria (Plaque on back wall:) ERECTED BY THE/PEOPLE OF/ROXBURY/TOWNSHIP/TO PERPETUATE/THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO/HAVE FAITHFULLY/SERVED THEIR/COUNTRY. (Stone on back wall:) MCMLV (Plaque on left end of wall:) THE ETERNAL FLAME/DEDICATED 1959/ROXBURY MEMORIAL/ASSOCIATION/(List of people associated with the execution of the sculpture)/CORNERSTONE CONTAINS DATA AND DONORS/FOR GOD AND COUNTRY unsigned
    Description: 
    An over-sized left hand holding up a torch, placed atop a platform. Behind the platform is a surrounding exedra, with Grecian urns on either end. The memorial is lit at night. Three semi-circular steps lead up to the platform.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Object -- Other -- Torch
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Succasunna
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Roxbury Township Administrative Offices, Public Works, 72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna, New Jersey 07876
    Located Police Station, 230 Route 10,, Succasunna, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was donated by the artist, the Roxbury Memorial Association, and citizens of Roxbury Township with the assistance of the Town Council. The memorial displays two dates -- the date the cornerstone was laid MCMLV; and a second date of 1959, for the dedication when the hand & torch were completed. A lead box in the cornerstone contains a local newspaper and other historical memorabilia. IAS files include related excerpt from Virginia L. Bostick's "The History of Public Monuments & Sculpture of Morris County, New Jersey," New Jersey State Council on the Arts, 1978, pg. 70-72; and transcription on exedra plaque, listing contractor, welder, landscapist, electrical & engineering assistants.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.
    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 NJ000025
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