World Wars I & II and Korean Memorial, (sculpture).

World Wars I & II and Korean Memorial, (sculpture).

Jones, Thomas Hudson, 1892-1969, sculptor.

McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm.

Bounty Monument Corporation, fabricator.

World Wars I & II and Korean Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1931. Rededicated May 31, 1993.

Digital Reference:

Sculpture: bronze or brass; Base: tan and gray granite with bronze elements.

Sculpture: approx. 10 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 12 ft.

(Incised on cylindric base:) IN EVERLASTING/MEMORY OF THE/LIVING AND THE/DEAD WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR unsigned

Full-length figure of the goddess Athena stands atop a cylindric pedestal and round tiered base. The figure wears a long garment, breastplate and helmet. Her proper right hand rests atop a large oval shield with a relief of an eagle. She holds an olive branch crooked in her proper left arm. Decorative elements on the pedestal consist of a pair of vertical bound rods which flank the inscription. These rods are connected by foliated swags.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

Mythology -- Classical -- Athena

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Port Chester

Administered by Village of Port Chester, Port Chester, New York 10573

Located Veterans Memorial Park, Westchester Avenue & North Regent Street, Port Chester, New York

The memorial was originally erected in honor of over 1,000 Port Chester residents who served in the First World War. A plaque listing their names, including the 26 who died in service, was embedded in the ground nearby. In 1964, a flagpole was added to the site to honor veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War. The sculpture was cleaned and rededicated in 1993 when improvements were made to Veterans Memorial Park. IAS files contain an excerpt from "History of the Village of Port Chester," Port Chester, NY: Village of Port Chester Centennial Book Committee, 1968 and a related article from the Port Chester Item, May 28, 1993 which lists the sculpture's media as brass. IAS files also contain the text of some of the associated nearby plaques.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

"History of the Village of Port Chester," Port Chester, NY: Village of Port Chester Centennial Book Committee, 1968, pg. 31.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System