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Sacrifices of Women Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Hardy, J. C., sculptor. Title:  Sacrifices of Women Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1925. Medium:  Relief plaque: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. H. 34 in. x W. 50 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 20 in. Inscription:  (On plaque, near bottom:) IN COMMEMORATION OF/THE SERVICES AND SACRIFICES OF THE WOMEN OF HARRISBURG/IN THE WORLD WAR signed Description:  Bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a group of seven women dressed in World War I era costume. The woman on far left wears a military uniform of pants, belted jacket and hat. The next woman on the right wears a dress with a cape and a hat. She carries a basket over her proper left arm. Next to her, in the center of the plaque, is a group of three seated women. The center figure is on a raised dias and is an allegorical figure holding a tablet in her proper right hand and a torch in her proper left hand. Seated below the dias on her proper right is a woman in a World War I nursing uniform. Seated below the dias on her proper left is a woman in a long dress, knitting. To the right of the center group is a woman wearing an ankle-length dress and hat, carrying a hoe. On the far right of the plaque is a woman wearing slacks, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap. The plaque is mounted on the front face of a rough-hewn stone marker. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure group -- Female Occupation -- Military Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Harrisburg, Parks and Recreation Department, 10 North Second Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Located Riverfront Park, Across from 1617 Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001670   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001670 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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