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Naylor, Franklin L.,
Presbrey-LeLand Company,
History -- United States
State of Being -- Evil
Animal -- Bird
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Historic
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Kearny
Relief
Sculpture
Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Naylor, Franklin L., sculptor.
Presbrey-LeLand Company, contractor.
Title:
Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1922-1923. Installed 1923.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Eagle and allegorical figure: bronze and Vermont granite; Base: Dummerston granite.
Inscription:
(Front top of shaft, incised:) THERE.MUST.BE/THERE.SHALL.BE.THE/COMMANDING.VOICE/OF.A.CONSCIOUS/CIVILIZATION.AGAINST/ARMED.WARFARE (Front bottom of shaft, incised:) THEIR NAMES SHALL BE AS/IMPERISHABLE AS THE/JUSTICE OF OUR CAUSE (Metal plaque beneath figure, raised:) 1917 (emblem) 1918/IN MEMORIAM/WORLD WAR/(60 names in two columns)
Description:
A tall granite shaft topped with a granite sphere and a bronze eagle with outstretched wings. Projecting from the bottom front of the shaft is a pedestal with an inscribed plaque. Atop the pedestal stands a bronze statue of a woman in classical dress, her arms partially extended from her sides. The other three sides of the shafts have granite reliefs of World War I military operations. The back panel depicts two fighters in a dogfight. One side panel shows warships firing on a surfacing submarine. And the other side panel features several doughboys charging out of a trench. The shaft has inscriptions.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
State of Being -- Evil -- War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane
Architecture -- Boat -- Warship
Architecture -- Boat -- Submarine
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
New
Jersey
--
Kearny
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Located
Kearny
Avenue & Beech Street,
Kearny
,
New
Jersey
Remarks:
Erected by the American Legion, Frobisher Post, with $11,000 of personal donations and $14,000 supplied by the town government. Dedicated to residents killed in World War I. IAS files contain related excerpt from "Landmarks: A Book of Scenes of
Kearny
and Arlington,"
Kearny
, NJ: The Observer Press, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
New
Jersey
survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ0007, 1989.
Monumental News, Sept. 1922, pg. 567.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"Landmarks: A Book of Scenes of
Kearny
and Arlington,"
Kearny
, NJ: The Observer Press, 1993.
Monumental News, Sept. 1922, pg. 567.
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 NJ000159
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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