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Novelli, James S.,
Farrington, Gould & Hoagland,
Roman Bronze Works,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Other
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Saratoga Park World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Novelli, James S., 1885-1940, sculptor.
Farrington, Gould & Hoagland, contractor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Saratoga Park World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saratoga Park Memorial, (sculpture).
Victory, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1921.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Milford pink granite or limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(On figure's shield:) E PLURIBUS UNUM/IN MEMORY/OF THE/HEROIC DEAD/BY/RESIDENTS/DISTRICTS/31-32/OF THE CITY/OF/NEW YORK/A. D./MCMXXI (On bottom right side of sculpture:) JAMES S. J. NOVELLI (On bottom left side of sculpture:) Roman Bronze Works, N. Y.
Description:
A bronze figure of a female representing Peace and Victory is installed against a stone base stele. She wears a laurel wreath and holds an olive branch up with her proper right hand. Her proper left arm rests along the top of a shield which is positioned vertically in front of front of her. On either side of the figure honor roll tablets were once attached, but are now missing.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
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 Saratoga Park, Saratoga & Howard Avenues, Brooklyn, New York
Remarks:
On April 21, 2000 two thieves used blowtorches to remove the bronze statue from its base and then proceeded to cut up the statue into over 300 pieces in hopes of melting it down. The criminals were apprehended by the police and the head of the statue was recovered. See New York Times, April 24, 2000, pg. B5.
Repaired in 1937. SOS survey listed base medium as limestone.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5036, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1922, pg. 357.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994.
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, fig. 2.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, pg. 14.
Monumental News, June 1922, pg.357.
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 76003593
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