The Spanish War Veteran, (sculpture).

The Spanish War Veteran, (sculpture).

Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor.

Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.

T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.

Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.

The Spanish War Veteran, (sculpture).

Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

Spanish American War Monument, (sculpture).

Cast 1913. Dedicated July 7, 1941. Relocated 1943. Rededicated 1943.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Deer Isle granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 7 in. x 31 in. x 31 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 6 x 6 ft.

(On bronze base of sculpture, left side:) M.H.MOSMAN (On bronze base of sculpture, back:) T.F.MCGANN & SONS CO./BOSTON/MASS/FDY (Plaque on upper front of base:) T F MCGANN AND SONS /SPANISH WAR VETERANS 1898-1902/CUBA/PHILIPPINE ISLANDS/PORTO RICO/U.S.A. (On front, lower base plaque:) (copyright symbol) C KECK SC/1913 CAST BY/JNO. WILLIAMS INC. N.Y./IN MEMORIAM/U.S.S.MAINE/DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR/FEBRUARY 15TH 1898/THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE U.S.S.MAINE (On plaque, left side of base:) DEDICATED BY THE/S.J.RYAN CAMP NO. 7/UNITED SPANISH WAR/VETERANS/TO HONOR THE/MEN OF LAWRENCE/WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY, NAVY/AND MARINE CORPS OF/THE UNITED STATES DURING THE/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION/AND/CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION/1898 1902/NOT A WAR FOR CONQUEST OR FOR/MILITARY GLORY, BUT A RIGHTEOUS/WAR FOUGHT BY AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS/TO SUCCOR THE WEAK AND OPPRESSED/AGAINST FOREIGN TYRANNY AND TO/GIVE TO CUBA AND THE PHILIPPINES/A PLACE AMONG THE FREE PEOPLES OF/THE EARTH/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." signed Founder's mark appears.

A marching soldier carrying his rifle over his proper right shoulder. He wears a hat and carries his gear strapped across his chest. The sculpture rests on a tall square base adorned on the front with two bronze plaques. The upper base plaque depicts the cross-shaped insignia of the Spanish-American War Veterans. The lower base plaque, which is made of metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine, depicts a female figure holding a circular shield adorned with the stars and strips, an eagle, a laurel branch, and the words "PATRIOTISM" and "DEVOTION."

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition

History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Figure female -- Waist length

Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lawrence

Administered by City of Lawrence, Department of Parks & Recreation, 225 Essex Street, 3rd Floor, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840

Located Lawrence Common, Lawrence & Common Streets, Lawrence, Massachusetts

The sculpture was erected by the surviving members of the Steven J. Ryan Camp, No. 7, United Spanish War Veterans. The veterans group found their membership decimated by death, and were unable to maintain their building. When the building was sold, members felt it would be inappropriate to divide the proceeds from the sale among the survivors, since so many deceased veterans had contributed to the building. They decided to use the proceeds to erect this monument on the Lawrence Common, also known as Campagnone Common, on July 7, 1941. The monument was moved within the park and was rededicated in 1943. Charles Keck created the lower base plaque, which was cast at the Jno. Williams Foundry.

Treated 2001 October-2002 July. Royalston Arts Foundry (Royalston, MA). Treatment report on file with owner.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

SOS Assessment Award, 2000.

Inventory staff, 2001.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2002.

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.

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