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    		• Bourcier, Francoise Trudel,
     
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    		• di Biccari, Adio,
     
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    		• Rock of Ages Corporation,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Kalivas, Christos
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Greek
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Stele
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christos Kalivas, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bourcier, Francoise Trudel, sculptor.
    di Biccari, Adio, 1914-2008, sculptor.
    Rock of Ages Corporation, contractor.
    Title: 
    Christos Kalivas, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Kalivas Park War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated March 29, 1959.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: New Hampshire granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1 in.; Base: approx. H. 11 ft. 6 in. x W. 6 ft. 2 in. x D. 2 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On base, below bronze relief:) IN ABIDING MEMORY OF/CHRISTOS KALIVAS/WHO WAS THE/FIRST GREEK/AMERICAN TO/SACRIFICE HIS/LIFE FOR OUR/COUNTRY IN/WORLD WAR I (Plaque at foot of base:) THIS MEMORIAL MADE POSSIBLE/THROUGH THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF/CHRIS J. AGRAFIOTIS/GENERAL CHAIRMAN (On lower part of base:) ROCK/OF/AGES unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Bronze panel portraying bust of young man dressed in World War I military jacket. Figure, in low relief, is depicted looking full-face towards viewer. Panel is set in an upright stele of granite; at top, an abstract, low-relief rendering of an eagle, its wings spread upwards and outwards like a fan, a single five-pointed star over its head. Bronze panel is set in the granite base below the eagle; inscriptions occur below.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Kalivas, Christos -- Bust
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Ethnic -- Greek
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Stele
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Manchester, Parks & Recreation Department, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104
    Located Kalivas Park, Bounded by Lake, Cedar, Chestnut, & Barry Streets, Manchester, New Hampshire
    Remarks: 
    Monument to Kalivas was originally conceived in July 1941. Contributions were made by the City of Manchester and the State of New Hampshire ($1500 each); $30,000 was committed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) New Hampshire Arts Project, only $1,485.88 of which was actually spent. The project was suspended during World War II and until 1957, when mayor and city officials reactivated the plan. The original multi-figural design by Adio de Bicarri was abandoned; Bourcier was commissioned to provide the bronze panel. Rock of Ages Corporation fabricated the granite base. The memorial was dedicated on Greek Independence Day, March 29, 1959. IAS files contain related newsclippings from Manchester Union Leader (March 30, 1959) and excerpt from David Ruell's "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," (New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000015
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