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Cianfarani, Aristide Berto,
Hamilton, Lorenzon,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Figure group
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Meriden
Sculpture
World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cianfarani, Aristide Berto, 1895-1960, sculptor.
Hamilton, Lorenzon, architect.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930. Dedicated Nov. 8, 1930.
Medium:
Bronze on a Vermont granite base.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 50 ft. x Diam. 27 ft.
Inscription:
(South, under front legend:) ARISTIDE B./CIANFARANI/...SCULPTOR (Northwest face of dado of pedestal:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF THOSE/FROM MERIDEN WHO MADE/THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR/COUNTRY DURING THE WORLD WAR/1917-1978 (Adjoining to the southwest, two marble slabs, inscribed top of each:) CITY OF MERIDEN/WORLD WAR II ROLL OF HONOR (List of soldiers' names) signed
Description:
A shaft of Vermont granite, surmounted by a bronze eagle, holding in its talons the laurels of Victory. On the buttress on the plinth are four bronze figures. The northwest figure is a soldier holding a rifle. The southwest figure is a sailor holding a rifle in front of him. There is a nurse on the southeast side and a marine with a rifle on the northeast side.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure group
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Meriden
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Meriden, Department of Parks & Recreation, 460 Liberty Street, Meriden, Connecticut 06450
Located Broad Street & East Main, Meriden, Connecticut 06450
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of Meriden's World War Memorial dedication program which gives a detailed description of the piece and its dedication. IAS files also contain a copy of the Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), April 3, 1982 discussing the restoration of the piece. The monument was conceived and built as the lynch pin of a new Memorial Boulevard, a landmark in Beaux-Arts city planning in Connecticut. Cianfarani is reported to have said the design of the shaft design was suggested by the flag, the flutes being the stripes, with stars grouped at the top. The city bore the cost of the monument and part of the boulevard, in the amount of $106,000. The state underwrote the major cost of the boulevard, to the extent of $700,000. In 1982, the memorial was determined to be in need of conservation, sandblasting occurred and the original patina was removed.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Meriden Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), April 3, 1982.
Meriden Record-Journal (Meriden, CT), Aug. 19, 1983.
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 CT000099
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