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Flanders Field Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Burt W., 1890-1927, sculptor. Corbett, Harvey Wiley, 1873-1954, architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Flanders Field Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Clinton War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1927-1929. Dedicated 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: North Jay granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 56 x 56 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) FROM "FLANDERS FIELDS"/IF YE BREAK FAITH/WITH THOSE WHO DIED/WE SHALL NOT SLEEP/THOUGH POPPIES GROW/ON FLANDERS FIELDS (On back of base:) DEDICATED ON/MEMORIAL DAY 1930/BY COMRADES AND FRIENDS/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/CLINTON DISTRICT MONUMENT/ASSOCIATION AS A MEMORIAL/TO THE YOUNG FOLK OF THIS/NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO GAVE/THEIR ALL IN THE WORLD WAR Description:  A doughboy standing with his gun slung over his proper left shoulder. His proper left arm is bent and his proper left hand rests where the gun strap would have been. In his proper right hand he holds out a bunch of poppies. The proper left hand is set up for the placement of real flowers. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Allegory -- Civic -- War Literature -- McCrae -- Flanders Field Object Type:  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 De Witt Clinton Park, Eleventh Avenue & 53rd Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Gayle and Cohen publication contains a 1935 photograph of the sculpture which shows the gun strap in place. John McCrae wrote the poem "Flanders Field" just before he was killed in action during World War I. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 176. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 176. 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 87870149   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870149 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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