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Grenier Studio,
Portrait male -- Dilboy, George
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
Sculpture
George Dilboy Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grenier Studio, founder.
Title:
George Dilboy Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930. Dedicated August 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 15 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 16 in.
Inscription:
The Grenier Studio/A.D. 1930 Boston Mass (On bronze plaque on front of base:) PVT 1ST CLASS CO.H 103RD INF/26TH DIVISION AEF/BORN MAY 15, 1895/OF GREEK PARENTAGE/DIED HEROICALLY IN ACTION/AT BELLEAU FRANCE/JULY 18, 1918/FOR/GOD COUNTRY AND HUMANITY/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE BY/THE ORDER OF AHEPA AN AMERICAN HELLENIC/EDUCATIONAL AND PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION/1930 Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Atop a slender granite base rests a bronze portrait bust of George Dilboy in his military uniform and hat. The base is adorned on the front with a bronze inscription plaque featuring an eagle with its wings spread perched on oak branches.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Dilboy, George -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Somerville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Somerville, Parks Department, 1 Franey Road, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145
Located Highland Avenue in front of City Hall, Somerville, Massachusetts
Remarks:
George Dilboy received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his valor during the Battle of Belleau in World War I. The monument was commissioned and paid for by the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA). IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Somerville Journal, Aug. 29, 1931.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Veteran Association of the First Corps of Cadets, 1977.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
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 77000264
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Inventory of American Sculpture
77000264
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