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Lane, Frank T.,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lindenhurst
Sculpture
WWI Memorial Eagle, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Lane, Frank T., fabricator.
Title:
WWI Memorial Eagle, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
World War I Memorial Eagle, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 27, 1919.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: Stony Creek granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 1 x 4 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 2 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on front of base: list of names of
Lindenhurst
residents who fought during World War I) unsigned
Description:
An eagle with its wings spread is perched on top of a granite sphere mounted on the point of a squat, obelisk-shaped base. The
sculpture
is sited in a small garden in the middle of a divided road.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
World War I
Animal
--
Bird
--
Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
York
--
Lindenhurst
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village of
Lindenhurst
, Historical Society, 430 South Wellwood Avenue,
Lindenhurst
,
New
York
11757
Located Intersection of Hoffman & Wellwood Avenues,
Lindenhurst
,
New
York
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was installed by the Village of
Lindenhurst
in honor of
Lindenhurst
citizens who fought during World War I. The
sculpture
cost $2,347.63 and was ordered from Frank T. Lane of Middle Village. A nearby plaque reads:
LINDENHURST
HONOR ROLL 1917-WORLD-WAR-1918. IAS files contain a related article from South Bay Shopping News, July 22, 1981.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
York
survey, 1994.
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 NY001222
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001222
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