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Martiny, Philip,
Lamb, Charles R.,
Roman Bronze Works,
Tedeschi & Tedeschi,
Figure male
Occupation -- Military
Allegory -- Civic
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Chelsea Park World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927, sculptor.
Lamb, Charles R., 1860-1942, architect.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Tedeschi & Tedeschi, contractor.
Title:
Chelsea Park World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Chelsea Park Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1920. Dedicated April 7, 1921.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Deer Island granite.
Dimensions:
Over life-size.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on front of pedestal:) TO/THE SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS/OF CHELSEA/WORLD WAR/1914 - 1918 (Inscribed:) Ph - Martiny - Sc./Roman Bronze Works signed Founder's mark appears.
Subject:
Figure male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Allegory -- Civic -- War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Chelsea Park, 28th & Ninth Avenue, New York, New York
Remarks:
Pedestal designed by Charles Rollinson Lamb.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5027, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1921, pg. 511.
Illustration:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, p. 118.
Monumental News, July 1921, cover.
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 76002800
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76002800
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