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    		• Meliodion, J. A.,
     
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    		• American Art Foundry,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Bloomingdale
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Hands Off, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Meliodion, J. A., sculptor.
    American Art Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Hands Off, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: metal, painted; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of sculpture:) American Art Foundry, N. Y. (On proper right of plinth:) J A. Meliodon/fecit 1923 (copyright symbol)/Lincoln Park/N.J. U.S.A. (Front of sculpture, raised letters:) Hands off (Plaque on front of base:)1917 Bloomingdale N.J. 1919/WORLD WAR VETERANS/(list of 84 names)/ISAAC DE LAZIER/MAYOR OF/COMMISSION/(one column:) WMF SISCO./ABRAM VREELAND./WM FREDERICKS./(second column:) JOHN VREELAND/HENRY VAN DAM/JAS STRUBLE/(on lower left corner:) JA. Meliodon (sic) Sculpt./Lincoln Park N.J. 1923 (copyright symbol) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A World War I soldier stands holding a flag next to his chest with his proper left hand, extending his proper right arm outward, his hand raised in a 'stop' gesture. The soldier wears a helmet and has his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. The copper painted sculpture is mounted on a square base and is surrounded by a low wall with a railing on top. The sculpture is part of a larger war memorial complex that includes monuments to World War II, the Korean, and Vietnam wars, and POW/MIAs. A World War I cannon is also included.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Bloomingdale
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Borough of Bloomingdale, 101 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike, Bloomingdale, New Jersey
    Located Sloan Park, Main Street, 200 feet off Leary Avenue, Bloomingdale, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is dedicated to the borough's men who fought and died in World War I. The sculpture cost $4100. The borough raised the funds by issuing four bonds, three worth $1000, and one worth $1100. IAS files contain a document from the Council of the Borough of Bloomingdale.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000371
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