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Weehawken Memorial WWI 1917 - 1918, (sculpture). Artist:  Rapetti, John, sculptor. Title:  Weehawken Memorial WWI 1917 - 1918, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Weehawken Memorial World War I 1917 - 1918, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  2 figures. Each figure: approx. 80 x 24 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 240 x 148 x 80 in. Inscription:  (On the left side of self-base on each figure:) JOHN RAPETTI SC. (On front face of column:) THEIR MEMORY LIVES IN/THE PEACEFUL HOMES/OF A WORLD SAVED/FROM DESTRUCTION/MORTUI HONORATI/KILLED IN ACTION/(followed by two columns of names)/DIED OF WAR CAUSES/(followed by two columns of names) (On base below eagle:) WEEHAWKEN MEMORIAL/WORLD WAR/1917 - 1918 signed Description:  Two full-length bronze figures flank a square granite column. The figure on the left is a World War I sailor. He is dressed in uniform and wears a sailors cap. He holds a rifle in front of him with both hands placed on the barrel of the gun. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. The figure on the right is a World War I doughboy. He also wears a uniform and helmet and holds a gun in the same position. Both figures are positioned with their backs to the monument column and stand on granite bases which rest flush against the column. The capitol of the column is decorated with bas-relief elements. A bronze bas-relief eagle, perched on an olive branch with wings outspread, is centered on the front and back faces of the column. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Weehawken Sculpture Owner:  Hamilton Park, Boulevard East & Hudson Place, Weehawken, New Jersey 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 NJ000584   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000584 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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