Peace, (sculpture).

Peace, (sculpture).

Saville, Bruce Wilder, 1893-1938, sculptor.

Peace, (sculpture).

1922. Dedicated June 26, 1923.

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Figure: bronze with brown patina; Base: granite.

Figure: approx. 13 x 9 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 5 ft.

BRUCE WILDER SAVILLE (Front of base, center:) PEACE/ COMMEMORATING THE HEROIC SACRIFICES OF OHIO'S SOLDIERS OF/ THE CIVIL WAR 1861-65 AND THE LOYAL WOMEN AT THAT PERIOD/ ERECTED BY THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS DEPARTMENT OF OHIO/ 1923 (Back of base, center:) LET US HAVE PEACE (Back of base, proper right, on bronze plaque:) MEN.WIN.GLORY IN.THE/ FIERCE.HEAT.OF.CONFLICT/ BUT.THE.GLORY.OF.WOMAN/ IS.MORE.HARDLY WON..../ UPON.HER FALLS.THE BUR/ DEN OF MAINTAINING.THE/ FAMILY.AND.THE HOME.NURSING/ THE.SICK.AND.WOUNDED.AND/ RESTORING.THE.COURAGE.OF./ THE.BROKEN.SHE.ENDURES/ THE.SUSPENSE.OF.BATTLE/ WITHOUT.ITS.EXALTATION/ .THIS MEMORIAL./ IS.ERECTED.IN.GRATEFUL/ TRIBUTE TO THE LOYAL/ WOMEN.OF 61-65.WITHOUT/ WHOSE.HELP.NO VICTORY/ OR.LASTING PEACE/ COULD.EVER.HAVE/ BEEN.WON. (Back of base, proper left, on bronze plaque:) WHEN.OUR/ COUNTRY.SENT.OUT.THE/ CALL.TO.ARMS.FOR.THE/ PRESERVATION.OF/ THE UNION.OHIO SENT/ MORE THAN THREE/ HUNDRED.THOUSAND/ OF HER SONS..../ THEY.HAD.THE.FAITH/ THAT.RIGHT.MAKES/ MIGHT.AND.IN THAT/ FAITH.DARED.TO.DO./ THEIR DUTY..../ THIS MEMORIAL/ IS.ERECTED.IN/ GRATEFUL TRIBUTE.TO.THEIR/ DEVOTION/ AND SELF/ SACRIFICE signed

Bronze, female, winged figure of Peace, set in and extending up from a "U" shaped granite base. Her wings are spread open along the top of the base. Her proper left wing is partially covered by a billowing cape. She wears a long draped gown with cap sleeves, a cone shaped hat, and sandals. Her face is tilted slightly upward. Her proper right arm is raised over her head, and in her proper right hand she holds oak and laurel leaves. Her proper left arm is down at her side, with her proper left hand resting on an oval shield that stands at her side. On the upper portion of the shield an eagle is depicted, and in the center are bound reeds, with a tomahawk head behind them. On the back of the base are two bronze plaques bearing inscriptions and emblems; the proper left plaque has war emblems, and the proper right plaque has the insignia of the Woman's Relief Corps. The figure of Peace and the two plaques are patinated a red-brown color with bright metal highlights.

Allegory -- Civic -- Peace

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure female -- Full length

Religion -- Angel

Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood

Object -- Foliage -- Laurel

Object -- Foliage -- Oak

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus

Administered by State of Ohio, Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, State House, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Located Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio

The monument was removed because of construction of an underground parking garage in the 1960s; it was returned in 1965. The monument was restored by George Wright, sculptor in 1986. The monument was removed again in 1989, because of the restoration of the Capitol and the State House grounds; the sculpture was restored before being returned to the north side of the Capitol in 1992. IAS files contain copies of articles from Columbus Dispatch, March 28, 1986, and Columbus Dispatch, n.d., both of which discuss the restoration of the monument; and from Columbus Citizen Journal, n.d., which indicates that the monument may have been rededicated.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1993.

Columbus Dispatch, March 28, 1986.

Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980.

Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 29.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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