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    		• Raul, Harry Lewis,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Englewood
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Englewood War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Raul, Harry Lewis, b. 1883, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Englewood War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    America, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1923. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Eagle: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 58 in.
    Inscription: 
    Roman Bronze Works, NY (Side of figure's plinth, incised:) (Copyright symbol and date) HARRY LEWIS RAUL, SCULPTOR/ORANGE.NEW JERSEY (Another side of plinth, incised:) America 1917-1918 (Front of pedestal section of base, incised:) ENGLEWOOD/WORLD WAR/MEMORIAL/1917 - 1918 (Metal plaque on one side of base, raised:) ERECTED BY/THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD/AND/HER PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/TO THOSE WHO DIED/AND/TO THOSE WHO SERVED/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917 - 1918 (Metal plaque on another side of base, raised:) DIED FOR COUNTRY/(list of names) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A World War I soldier in uniform stands at parade rest. He holds his rifle in his proper right hand, its butt resting on the ground by his proper right foot. To his side he holds his helmet in his proper left hand. Behind him stands an American flag on a pole. He stands atop an inscribed pedestal which protrudes from the lower part of an obelisk, which rises behind the soldier. Atop the obelisk is an eagle with its wings spread, perched on a sphere.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Other -- Flag
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Englewood
    Obelisk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Englewood, Department of Public Works, Englewood, New Jersey
    Located East Palisades Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Erected by Englewood and its citizens for the veterans and casualties of World War I. Sculpture was hit by a bus, knocking the base in three, and underwent repairs. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    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 NJ000077
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