Login My List - 0 Help
	Search   Search Images   About

Keyword Browse Combined Highlights Search History All Catalogs

Search:  Artist BrowseTitle BrowseSubject BrowseObject Type Browse Owner Browse       Refine Search     > You are only searching: Art Inventories

More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Fucito, Louis R.,     Ciarlo Monumental Works,     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Waterbury     Relief     Sculpture

Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Fucito, Louis R., 1903-1977, architect. Ciarlo Monumental Works, fabricator. Title:  Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1958. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 25 x 15 x 15 ft. Inscription:  (Rear of base:) Architect/Louis R. Fucito, Erected 1958, Erected by/Ciarlos Monumental Works (East side:) KOREAN WAR/1950-1953/VIETNAM WAR/1964-1975 IN HONOR/OF ALL THOSE/WHO SERVED/IN THE WARS/OF OUR/COUNTRY REVOLUTION/1775-1783 (South side:) WORLD WAR/1917-1918 WORLD WAR II/1941-1945 (West side:) CIVIL WAR/1861-1865 SPANISH AM. WAR/1898 (North side:) WAR OF 1812/1812-1814 MEXICAN WAR/1846-1848 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  An abstract memorial consisting of four six-sided granite shafts rising out of a central square block. Connecting bands are incised with emblems of the Armed Forces. The north and south blocks are engraved with the Stars & Stripes shield, topped by an eagle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- War of 1812 History -- United States -- Mexican War History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Vietnam War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Waterbury Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Waterbury, Parks and Recreation Department, 236 Grand Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702 Located The Green, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut Remarks:  The monument is dedicated to those who fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War of 1846-1848, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. For related information see "Experience Waterbury's Legacy and Promise: A Self-Guided Tour of Downtown Waterbury," Waterbury Convention and Visitors Commission; and the Baldwin Memorial Archives of American Architects, AIA Library and Archives, The American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. 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 CT000338   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000338 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

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