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Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lynn Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1923. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite boulder. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 6 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On heel of figure's proper left foot:) THEO. A.R. KITSON / GORHAM (On base plaque:) FREEDOM - PATRIOTISM/HUMANITY/ERECTED BY THE/CITY OF LYNN/COMMEMORATING THE VALOR AND PATRIOTISM OF THE MEN OF THE CITY/WHO SERVED IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION AND CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION 1898-1902/DEDICATED MAY 30, 1923/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/GENERAL JOSEPH P. SANGER CAMP 15/UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS DEPT. OF MASS. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing figure of a Spanish American War soldier holding his rifle horizontally in front of him. The sculpture stands on a granite boulder. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection History -- United States -- China Relief Expedition Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lynn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lynn, Department of Public Works, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, Massachusetts 01901 Located Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture honors those from Lynn who served in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000612   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000612 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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