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Arena, Frank,
Edler, Fred,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Wallner, Michael F.
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bedford
Gravestone
Sculpture
Michael Wallner Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Arena, Frank, 1899- , sculptor.
Edler, Fred, carver.
Title:
Michael Wallner Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1942.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 57 x 28 x 29 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised lettering:) WORLD WAR RECORD/MICHAEL F. WALLNER 41831/PRIVATE CO. A-16TH INF. FIRST DIV. U.S.A./BORN FEB. 6TH 1893/DIED JUNE 3RD 1940/BATTLES-ENGAGEMENTS/CANTIGNY-OFFENSIVE./MONTDIDIER-NOYON-DEFENSIVE/JUNE 8TH TO 13TH, APRIL 25TH TO JULY 7TH 1918./SOMMUILLER SECTOR OCT. 18TH TO 31ST 1917./TOUL SECTOR (SEICHEPREY)/JAN. 19TH TO MARCH 2ND/1918./AISNE MARINE AND BATTLE OF SOISSONS/JULY 18TH TO 20TH 1918./WAS IN THE FIRST RAID AT BATHLEMONT/WHEN GRESHAM, ENRIGHT AND/GLIDDEN WERE KILLED NOV. 3RD 1917./WOUNDED BY SHELLFIRE JULY 20TH 1918/IN HOSPITAL TO THE TIME OF DEATH unsigned
Description:
A gravestone sculpture depicting World War I soldier Michael F. Wallner, standing with his head slightly bowed and a helmet held to his chest with his proper left hand. His rifle, butt downward, is held in his proper right hand. A medal appears on his jacket pocket on his proper left side. A small tree stump is behind his proper left foot. The sculpture is mounted on a tall square base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Portrait male -- Wallner, Michael F. -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bedford
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Green Hill Cemetery, 1202 18th Street, Bedford, Indiana 47421
Remarks:
This sculpture marks the grave of World War I soldier Michael F. Wallner (1893-1940). Wallner was wounded by shell fire in 1918 and remained bedridden until he died on June 3, 1940. IAS files contain an excerpt from Indiana Preservationist 3 (May/June 1993): pg. 10-11; and a related article from the Times-Mail, May 29, 1993, pg. C1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000674
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000674
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