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Liberty, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961, sculptor. Tilden Thurber Company, fabricator. Title:  Liberty, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Victory, (sculpture). Spanish War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 15, 1923. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 92 x 35 x 10.5 in.; Base: approx. 126 x 102 x 64 in.; Plaque: approx. H. 35.5 x W. 10.5 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base:) Dedicated to the memory of Citizens of/Newport who served in the War with Spain/A brief war, but one where results were/Many startling and of world-wide meaning/1898-1923 (On plaque on rear of base:) U.S.A./Philippine Islands/Cuba/Porto Rico/Spanish.War.Veterans.1898.1902 unsigned Description:  High relief of a standing female figure in classical dress. The figure, representing Liberty, stands on the head of Medusa, representing military conquest over oppression. In her proper right hand she holds a justice sword and in her raised proper left hand she holds a cluster of laurel leaves. The relief is mounted on a granite monolith that rests on a double granite plinth configured as crosses. A Spanish-American War cross is recessed into the back of the monolith. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Object -- Foliage -- Laurel Mythology -- Classical -- Medusa Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newport, Department of Parks & Recreation, 280 Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Located Equality Park, Corner of West Broadway & Broadway, Newport, Rhode Island Remarks:  Erected to the memory of Newport citizens who served in the Spanish American War. Files at the Newport Historical Society attribute this piece to Christian Petersen, an immigrant engraver working in New England. The memorial was designed and erected by the Tilden Thurber Company of Providence. For additional information see the Newport Mercury July 14, 1923 and July 21, 1923. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 1998. Newport Cultural Commission, 2000. 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 RI000104   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000104 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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