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Darius-Girenas Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Koncevec, Charles, architect. Josset, Raoul, 1899-1957, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Darius-Girenas Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Cast 1935. Unveiled on May 5, 1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble with bronze reliefs and lettering. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 18 x 12 x 25. Inscription:  (Bronze lettering between reliefs:) COMMEMORATING THE TRANS/ATLANTIC FLIGHT FROM NEW/YORK TO KANNAS LITHUANIA BY/CAPTAIN STEPONAS DARIUS/LIEUTENANT STASYS GIRENAS/JULY 17, 1933/DARIUS/1897-1933/GIRENAS/1895-1933 (On marble:) Erected by Lithuanian-Americans/in memory of the heroic fliers/who met with tragic death upon/the threshold of their goal/Anno Domini/MCMXXXV (On marble, below bronze section:) SI SAVO SKRIDIMA.SKIRIAME IR AUKUOJARE TAU, JANNOJI LIETUVA (On lower front of bronze relief:) CAST BY AM ART BRONZE FDY - CHICAGO - 1935 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Large marble structure with a semi-circular bronze middle section consisting of two portrait reliefs located on either side of an inscription. The reliefs of Stasys Girenas and Stephonas Darius, two Chicago fliers who died trying to establish a record flight time between New York and the capital of Lithuania, show the men in profile. Each face looks toward the center inscription section commemorating their historic flight. At the top of the structure is a bronze globe which shows their planes flying from New York to Lithuania. Subject:  Portrait male -- Girenas, Stasys Portrait male -- Darius, Stephonas Occupation -- Military -- Captain Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant Ethnic -- Lithuanian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Marquette Park, 67th & California Street, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Charles Koncevec was the architect for the monument and Raoul Josset was the sculptor who created the bronze reliefs of the pilots. IAS files contain a copy the address given at the Darius-Girenas memorial service held in Marquette Park on July 19, 1936. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Chicago Park District, 1976. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 208. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Berchem-Nigg, Kenneth, 2006. Illustration:  Image on file. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 208. 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 75004282   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004282 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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