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Allen, Louise,
Bureau Brothers,
Kimball & Combe Company,
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Dress -- Historic
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- East Greenwich
Sculpture
(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Allen, Louise, d. 1953, sculptor.
Bureau Brothers, founder.
Kimball & Combe Company, contractor.
Title:
(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
1919. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1919.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: patinated bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 61 x 60 1/2 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 85 x 92 x 28 in.
Inscription:
(At lower right of relief:) LOUISE ALLEN (On relief on either side of figure:) MCMXVII MCMXIX/THE TOWN OF EAST GREENWICH ERECTS THIS/MEMORIAL IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF HER/CITIZENS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY OR/NAVAL FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE/ALLIES DURING THE WORLD WAR./THEY CARRIED ON THAT LIBERTY MIGHT BE ENJOYED/THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (Plaque on rear of monument lists 139 names of East Greenwich citizens who served in the World War) signed
Description:
Full-length female figure in
classical
dress
in relief set upon a square base. The figure is full round from the torso up. Her arms are extended to the sides, and she holds a
classical
slag in both hands.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
World War I
Figure female
--
Full length
Dress
--
Historic
--
Classical
Dress
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Rhode Island
--
East Greenwich
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Rhode Island, Public Building Authority, 260 West Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Located Kent County Courthouse, Courthouse Lane & Main Street, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Erected by the Town of East Greenwich in honor of its citizens who served in World War I. IAS files include an excerpt from the East Greenwich Preservation Society Bulletin which contains the names listed on the honor roll on the plaque at the rear of the monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI5001, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1920, pg. 190-191.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, March 1920, pg. 190.
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 RI000070
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