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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     LeLand, Ernest S.,     Cenci, Terzo,     Gorham Manufacturing Company,     Presbrey-Leland Company,     McDonnell and Sons,     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Religion -- Angel     Object -- Weapon     Object -- Weapon     Architecture -- Boat     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira     Relief     Stele     Exedra     Sculpture

(WWI Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  LeLand, Ernest S., designer. Cenci, Terzo, 1890-1956, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Presbrey-Leland Company, design firm. McDonnell and Sons, contractor. Title:  (WWI Memorial), (sculpture). Other Titles:  World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief plaque: metal; Stele: stone. Dimensions:  Approx. 7 ft. x 44 in. x 3/4 in. Inscription:  THE GORHAM CO, NEW YORK & PROVIDENCE (Lower proper right:) TCENCI (On plaque above relief plaque:) 1914-1918/"WHAT MEAN THESE STONES?"/IN HONOR OF THE HEROES OF CHEMUNG COUNTY WHO/SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR AND IN MEMORY OF/THESE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES. (On relief plaque, below the reliefs: three columns with 40 names each) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Relief plaque mounted on a stele in the center of an exedra. Relief depicts a seated soldier flanked by a sailor seated beside an anchor and a soldier kneeling beside a canon, a rifle held in his proper right hand. Behind the miliary figures there is an angel with wings spread, a branch held in one hand and a sword held in the other hand. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Religion -- Angel Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira Relief Stele Exedra Sculpture Owner:  Wisner Park, Main Street, Elmira, New York Remarks:  Ernest S. Leland was the architect of the exedra and Terzo Cenci was the sculptor of the relief plaque. Nearby plaque reads: ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF / THE ELMIRA / CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / PRESBRY LELAND CO. / DESIGNERS / MCDONNELL AND SONS / CONTRACTORS / DEDICATED MAY 30TH 1924. Another nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF / OUR DEPARTED COMRADES / ERECTED BY / HARRY B. BENTLEY POST 443 / OF CHEMUNG COUNTY / -1936-. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), March 25, 1924, pg. 5. Daily News (New York, NY), March 21, 1924, pg. 49. 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 NY000269   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000269 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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