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Loring, Frances Norma,
Lewiston Monumental Works,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Augusta
Sculpture
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Loring, Frances Norma, sculptor.
Lewiston Monumental Works, fabricator.
Title:
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Buddy, (sculpture).
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1929. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 3 ft. x 33 in.; Base: approx. 70 in. x 22 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. 2 1/2 in. (20 tons).
Inscription:
(Incised on rear proper left corner:) FRANCES LORING, Sc. (Incised on base, front:) TO THE MEMORY/OF OUR HEROIC DEAD/WHO FOUGHT FOR THE LIBERTY/OF HUMANITY/1917-1919/QUIET THEY REST/IN THIS HIGH HOPE SERENE/THAT WE FOR WHOM THEY DIED/SHALL KEEP THE FAITH (On plaque at right:) DIED IN SERVICE (13 names) (On plaque at left:) KILLED IN ACTION (12 names) (On plaque at rear, center:) IN HONOR OF/THE MEN AND WOMEN OF AUGUSTA/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917-1919 (3 plaques at the rear contain some 680 names of men and women of Augusta who served in World War I) signed
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed World War I soldier stands on the central element of a triptych-like base. The figure is bare-headed and looking down at a cross grave marker. His proper right hand holds a laurel branch and rests on the cross. He holds his rifle by the barrel against the opposite side of the cross. Four steps lead to the piece. Two plaques on the front list names of Augusta citizens who died in World War I and three plaques at the rear list names of Augusta citizens who served. The Seal of the City of Augusta appears on the left front plaque and the Seal of the State of Maine appears on the right front plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Augusta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Augusta, Parks and Recreation, City Center, Augusta, Maine 04330
Located Monument Park, Augusta, Maine
Remarks:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. George E. Macomber in honor of the some 700 citizens of Augusta who served in World War I. The granite for the base was quarried in Stonington, Maine. IAS files include related articles from the Portland Evening Express, Nov. 11, 1929 and the Lewiston Journal, Dec. 7, 1929.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine 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 ME000363
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