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World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Title:  World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  WWI Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Pink granite blocks. Dimensions:  Obelisk: approx. 50 x 9 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 36 in. x 11 ft. x 10 ft. Inscription:  (Beneath soldier's foot, incised:) AITKEN (Back of obelisk, incised:) IN MEMORY OF THOSE/SOLDIERS WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/COUNTRY WHILE ON/DUTY IN CAMP MERRITT THIS MONUMENT MARKS/THE CENTER OF THE/CAMP AND FACES THE/HIGHWAY OVER WHICH/MORE THAN A MILLION/AMERICAN SOLDIERS/PASSED ON THEIR WAY/TO AND FROM THE/WORLD WAR 1917-1919 ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF NEW JERSEY/THE COUNTY OF BERGEN/THE BERGEN COUNTY/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/OFFICERS AND MEN OF/CAMP MERRITT MANY/PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/AND THE CAMP MERRITT/MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION (Front of base, incised:) CAMP.MERRITT signed Description:  An obelisk with a pyramidal top. The front features a high relief of a soldier wearing a World War I helmet, sandals, and a drape cloth across his waist. He holds a sword in his proper right hand and a shield in his proper left hand. Behind him are a flag and an eagle. The back and sides of the obelisk are inscribed. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Other -- Flag Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Cresskill Obelisk Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located Traffic circle at Madison Avenue & Knickerbocker Road, Cresskill, New Jersey Remarks:  Erected by the State of New Jersey, the County of Bergen, the Bergen County Historical Society, officers and men of Camp Merritt, the Camp Merritt Memorial Association, and private citizens. Commemorates the soldiers who died while on duty at Camp Merritt. Over a million American soldiers passed through Camp Merritt on their way to and from World War I. References:  Bzdak, Meredith Arms, "Public Sculpture in New Jersey: Monuments to Collective Identity," New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1999, pg. 90-91. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996. Illustration:  Bzdak, Meredith Arms, "Public Sculpture in New Jersey," New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1999, pg. 90. 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 NJ000150   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000150 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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