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Lualdi, Angelo,
T. F. McGann & Sons Company,
Smith & Walker,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hamilton
Boulder
Sculpture
Hamilton World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lualdi, Angelo, sculptor.
T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.
Smith
&
Walker
,
architectural
firm
.
Title:
Hamilton World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Meeting House Green Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1923-1924. Dedicated Oct. 5, 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite boulder.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 7 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On bottom left corner of plaque:) ANGELO LUALDI (On bottom right corner of plaque:) T. F. MCGANN & SONS CO. BOSTON MASS. (On bronze plaque:) IN MEMORIAM/ERECTED BY/THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN/IN HONOR OF/HER PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN TIME OF WAR/TO THE DEAD A TRIBUTE/TO THE LIVING A MEMORY/TO POSTERITY AND EMBLEM OF LOYALTY/TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY/1924 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze sculpture of an eagle with is wings spread and an anchor in its talons is perched atop a large granite boulder adorned with a bronze inscription plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hamilton
Boulder
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Hamilton, Hamilton, Massachusetts
Located Corner of Bay & Cutler Roads, Hamilton, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument honors the men and women from Hamilton who served in World War I. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000512
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000512
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