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Lupinacci, Gino,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female -- Full length
Figure female -- Child
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Emblem -- Coat of Arms
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Greenwich
Flagstaff
Sculpture
Untitled, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Lupinacci, Gino, designer.
Title:
Untitled, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
War Monument, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Installed 1956. Dedicated May 20, 1956.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 18 x 7.5 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 in. x 9.5 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of
sculpture
, below the figures, incised:) IN REVERENT MEMORY/OF THOSE FROM THE/TOWN OF
GREENWICH
/WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE/WORLD WAR II KOREA/VIETNAM (On front of
sculpture
, bottom, incised:) DEDICATED BY/THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE OF
GREENWICH
/SPONSORED BY/ITS VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS/MAY 20, 1956 (Names of those who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam incised on two pieces flanking the central stele and on the base of flagpole) unsigned
Description:
Memorial comprised of central stele with relief figures; surrounding name markers and octagonal flagpole. The central stele includes carved high relief figures of a soldier, a women and a girl. Soldier dressed in uniform, carrying a rifle slung over his proper left shoulder and holding a helmet on his proper right hand. His helmet is resting on a pile of cut stones. Soldier's proper left hand is resting on the woman's proper right shoulder. She is kneeling at his proper left side; her arm around a young girl, who stands at her side facing the soldier. Flanking the center stele, on the same platform, are two lower piers with shields of the United States and the Armed Forces incised in circular recessed medallions. On either side of the central memorial are rectangular blocks inscribed with the names of those who served in various wars; and opposite the stele is a octagonal base, also inscribed with names, supporting a flagpole.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
World War II
History
--
United States
--
Korean War
History
--
United States
--
Vietnam War
Figure male
--
Full length
Figure female
--
Full length
Figure female
--
Child
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
Soldier
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Emblem
--
Coat of Arms
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military Uniform
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Helmet
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Connecticut
--
Greenwich
Flagstaff
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of
Greenwich
, Department of Parks & Recreation, 101 Field Point Road, Town Hall,
Greenwich
,
Connecticut
06830
Located 290
Greenwich
Avenue,
Greenwich
,
Connecticut
Remarks:
The War Monument was a fundraising project of the numerous local veterans' organizations, led by a committee chaired by former town First Selectman Griffin E. Harris and with active assistance from U.S. Senator Prescott Bush. The committee raised $25,000. The memorial was originally erected to honor the men and women of
Greenwich
who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II. Two granite columns on either side of the monument with the names of the men who died in Korea and Vietnam were added later. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from "Monuments and Memorials" folder in
Greenwich
Library.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Connecticut
survey, 1993.
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 CT000193
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Control Number
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