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Hail Martyrs, (sculpture). Artist:  Paul, Harry Lewis, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Hail Martyrs, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1914. Dedicated June 24, 1914. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, and artillery shell; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 10 ft. Inscription:  HARRY LEWIS PAUL SCULPT 1914 ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY 1914 (Front of base:) HAIL MARTYRS (Plaque on back of stele, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE/MARTYRS.OF.THE.MAINE/AND.THE/UNITED.STATES.SOLDIERS/SAILORS.AND.MARINES/OF.THE.SPANISH.AMERICAN.WAR/(insignia)/ERECTED.UNDER.THE.AUSPICES.OF/THE.COUNTY.OF.NORTHAMPTON AND/COL. CHARLES.A.WIKOFF.NO.4/UNITED.SPANISH.WAR.VETERANS/OF.EASTON.PENNSYLVANIA/DEDICATED.JUNE 24 1914/THE.PROJECTILE.SURMOUNTING.THIS/MONUMENT.IS.FROM.THE.BATTLESHIP/MAINE.DESTROYED.IN.HAVANA.HARBOR/FEBRUARY.15.1898 signed Founder's marks appears Description:  A bronze figure of a robed female stands on a granite pedestal before a granite stele surmounted with bronze eagles flanking an artillery shell. The female wears a veil and has her proper right hand upraised holding an object, perhaps a torch. Her head is turned upward. The monument is installed upon a square platform with raised corners. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure female -- Full length Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Architecture -- Boat -- Maine Object -- Weapon -- Ammunition Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Easton Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Easton, Department of Public Works, 650 Ferry Street, City Hall, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042 Located 600 block of Walnut Street at Ferry Street, Easton, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The memorial commemorates the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the Spanish American War, and those who died on the Battleship Maine. It was erected under the auspices of Northampton County, Pennsylvania and the Col. Charles A. Wikoff Camp No. 4, United Spanish War Veterans of Easton,Pennsylvania. The artillery shell topping the memorial is from the Maine. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001384   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001384 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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