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Keck, Charles,
Chandler, Elisabeth Gordon,
Constable, Stuart,
Eggers Group Architects,
History -- United States
Figure group
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Brooklyn World War II Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
Chandler, Elisabeth Gordon, 1913-2006, sculptor.
Constable, Stuart, designer.
Eggers Group Architects, architectural firm.
Title:
Brooklyn World War II Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Brooklyn War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 1, 1951.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 ft. x 108 in. x 50 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 28 1/2 in. x 108 in. x 50 1/2 in.
Inscription:
CHAS. KECK/Sc (In the middle of the stele:) THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN/WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945/AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED AND DIED/MAY THEIR SACRIFICE INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS/AND LEAD TO UNIVERSAL PEACE (On left figure:) M Tommy (?)/CR (On right figure, lower left on base:) Mario Tommy (?) signed
Description:
A large stele with inscription is flanked by two standing figures. The male figure who is bare chested, but wears a loose cloth draped around his shoulders, has his hands crossed in front of him holding on to a very large sword which is point down to his feet. The female figure wears a loosely draped dress and has her proper left arm are a young boy and her proper right hand on the boy's head. The young boy holds a laurel wreath.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Figure group
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located Cadman Plaza, Fulton & Tillary Streets, Brooklyn, New York
Remarks:
Charles Keck sculpted the figures. Elizabeth Gordon and Stuart Constable were the winners in a contest launched to obtain ideas for an appropriate memorial.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guid to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 203.
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 76002782
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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