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Memorial Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Codman, Edwin, sculptor. Zeigler, Frank, sculptor. Moses, Lionel, architect. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Memorial Gateway, (sculpture). Dates:  1922. Dedicated June 27, 1923. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red sandstone. Dimensions:  Each eagle: approx. 2 x 2 x 1 ft.; Each plaque: approx. 2 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 1 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. Inscription:  (Lower right corner of each plaque:) Gorham Co. New York & Providence (Left plaque:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY AND HONOR/OF THOSE CITIZENS OF SIMSBURY WHO/STEADFAST IN THEIR CONCEPTION OF/RIGHT FAITHFUL IN THEIR PERFORMANCE/OF DUTY AND UNSELFISH IN THEIR/DEVOTION TO COUNTRY SERVED THE/CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND HUMANITY IN/THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918/GIVEN BY LEMUEL STOUGHTON ELLSWORTH AND/HIS WIFE ANN JANE TOY ELLSWORTH/AD 1922 (Right plaque:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY AND HONOR/OF THOSE CITIZENS OF SIMSBURY/WHO BY SACRIFICE AND SERVICE/DURING THE CIVIL WAR HELPED/TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF/THE UNION 1861-1865/GIVEN BY LEMUEL STOUGHTON ELLSWORTH AND/HIS WIFE ANN JANE TOY ELLSWORTH/AD 1922 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two eagles and two plaques are part of the Memorial Gateway to the Simsbury Cemetery. The eagles are perched atop round globes that cap the two frontmost pillars of the gateway. The eagles have outstretched wings and look inward. Bas-relief plaques are mounted on the forward extending walls of the gateway. Both plaques feature a patterned border with a leaf motif, surrounding raised text and a furled flag. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- World War I Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Architecture -- Detail -- Gate Object Type:  Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Simsbury Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Simsbury Cemetery Association, 981 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 Located Simsbury Cemetery, Opposite 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut Remarks:  Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Lemuel Stoughton Ellsworth to honor Simsbury citizens who fought in the Civil and First World Wars. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication brochure. Gateway designed by Lionel Moses, an employee of Gorham Company. Eagles were modeled by Edwin Codman and plaques by Frank Zeigler, both of the Gorham Company, Providence. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Simsbury Historical Society, "Memorial Gateway," Dedication brochure June 27, 1923, Simsbury, CT: The Society. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 CT000053   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000053 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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