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Brownsville War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Rumsey, Charles Cary, 1879-1922, sculptor. Title:  Brownsville War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Zion Park Memorial, (sculpture). Jewish-American War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1923. Dedicated Nov. 1, 1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stele: limestone; Tablets: bronze. Dimensions:  Stele: approx. 8 ft. x 5 ft. x 1 ft. 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On bronze tablet on front of stele:) TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF THEIR COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR,/ENDURED HARDSHIPS, FACED DANGER, AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT/OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SACRIFICE, GIVING UP/THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS AMY LIVE IN FREEDOM./LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN./BY THE CITIZENS' MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/AND SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MEMORIAL COMMITTEES/OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/AND JEWISH VETERANS OF THE WARS OF THE REPUBLIC./COMPRISING LOCAL BOARDS 82 TO 88. (The names of the Brownsville men who died during the war are inscribed on two panels on front of the stele.) Description:  A large stele in the center of which is a relief panel depicting Winged Victory as she walks across mountain tops. She holds a sword up over her head with her proper right hand and a shield out behind her with her proper left hand. The side panels of the stele are inscribed with the names of Jewish-American war veterans. The stele is installed at the top of two sets of low steps. At the top of the second set of steps there is a medallion of a jewish star on the left and a medallion of an eagle on the right. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- War Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Object Type:  Stele Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Zion Park, Pitkin & East New York Avenues, Brooklyn, New York References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 205. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994. Huntington, Edna, "Historical Markers and Monuments in Brooklyn," Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1952, pg. 54. 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 76003570   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003570 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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