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Schaaf, Anton,
Eadie, Eleanor,
Jno. Williams, Inc.,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Other
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Bayonne
Relief
Sculpture
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schaaf, Anton, 1869-1943, sculptor.
Eadie, Eleanor, designer.
Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
Title:
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1914. Dedicated May 30, 1914.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Inscription:
(On relief tablet, raised lettering:) TO THE/VOLUNTEERS/OF THE/ARMY AND NAVY OF THE/UNITED STATES WHOSE/HEROIC PATRIOTISM HAS HELPED/TO MAKE OUR REPUBLIC/WHAT IT IS TO-DAY/ERECTED/MCMXIV (Around insignia on upper left of tablet, raised lettering:) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR OFFICE (Around insignia on upper right of tablet, raised lettering:) NAVY DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (At lower left of tablet:) Jno Williams, Inc./Bronze Foundry N.Y. (At lower right of tablet, incised lettering:) Anton Schaaf Sc./1914 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A rectangular relief tablet depicts a soldier and sailor. The sailor is standing behind the soldier holding a sword in his proper right hand and a furled flag with his proper left hand. He wears a shirt with a kerchief. The soldier kneels in front and to the proper left of the sailor. He is shown in proper right profile. He holds his rifle at the base of the barrel with his proper right hand, as he grabs the bill of his cap with his proper left hand. The soldier is dressed in a knee-length jacket and a cape that blows back over his proper right shoulder. The United States War Office and Navy Department insignias appear in the upper left and right corners of the tablet, respectively. The tablet is mounted on a rectangular slab flanked by a short L-shaped wall on each side that creates an alcove. Two steps lead to the tablet.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object -- Other -- Flag
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Bayonne
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Hudson County's Bayonne Park, Avenue B between 39th & 40th Streets, Bayonne, New Jersey
Remarks:
Erected by the Bayonne Patriotic Monument Association with $5,000 raised through public subscription. The sculpture honors all those who have served in the Army and Navy and was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1914. IAS files contain a related article from The Evening Review (Bayonne, NJ), June 1, 1914, pg. 2.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5008, 1989.
Monumental News, May 1908, pg. 370.
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 NJ000421
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000421
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