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Victory Eagle and Pylons, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor. Harley, Ellington, and Day, architectural firm. Title:  Victory Eagle and Pylons, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1949 or 1950. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 30 x 20 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On wall below eagle:) In honored memory of those who gave their lives for their country (On pylon with Spanish American War Scenes, framing bust of Dewey, incised:) THE GIFT/OF THE/PEOPLE OF THE/UNITED STATES/TO THE OFFICERS/AND MEN OF THE/ASIATIC SQUADRON/UNDER THE COMMAND/OF COMMODORE/GEORGE DEWEY (On pylon with Spanish American War Scenes, around male figure, incised:) IN.MEMORY.OF.THE.VICTORY.OF.MANILA.BAY./MAY 1 1898 (On pylon with symbolic female figure, incised:) TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY (On pylon with large hand fragment, incised:) BLEST WITH VICTORY/AND PEACE. IN GOD/IS OUR TRUST Description:  A simplified eagle with its wings spread clutching laurel and palm leaves in its claws is attached to the side of the building. Along a walkway to the west there are seven marble pylons depicting historical military events that are significant to war veterans in Detroit. They depict: "Father Richard with the explorer Cadillac at the founding of Detroit; Chief Pontiac signing the peace treaty ending the Indian War; Admiral Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812; President Lincoln and General Grant; Theodore Roosevelt and Commodore Dewey in Spanish American War Scenes; and a symbolic female figure with the World War I slogan 'To Make the World Safe for Democracy.' The Seventh pylon refers to the end of World War II, with incised hand, branch, stars, and patriotic inscriptions." Subject:  History -- United States -- Michigan History -- United States -- Indian Wars History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II Portrait male -- Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Ethnic -- French Portrait male -- Richard, Gabriel Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Portrait male -- Pontiac, Chief Occupation -- Other -- Chief Ethnic -- Indian -- Ottawa Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S. Occupation -- Military -- General Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Occupation -- Writer -- Author Portrait male -- Dewey, George -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Admiral Figure female Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Relief Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Civic Center Commission, Detroit, Michigan Located Veterans Memorial Building, 151 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, Michigan Remarks:  Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places" listed execution date as 1950, but Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) surveyor reported dedication date as 1949. For additional information see: Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places, Revised Edition," Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1999. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 52. Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004. Illustration:  Image on file. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 53. 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 87840007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87840007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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