Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).

Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, designer.

Howells, John Mead, 1868-1959, architect.

Tosi, G., carver.

Yuri, E., carver.

Dementi, A., carver.

Jones Brothers Company, fabricator.

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, (sculpture).

Youth Triumphant, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924.

Digital Reference:

Barre gray granite.

Figure: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 10 in. (50 tons)

Erected by the City of Barre A.D. 1924 (On front of exedra:) DEDICATED TO THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT AND SACRIFICE OF OUR COUNTRY'S YOUTH (Base front:) THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS/WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM/NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE/SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE/WILL REMEMBER THEM signed

Kneeling figure of a young nude male with his proper right knee raised. His proper right hand is extended holding a sword vertically with a cloth draped over his arm. His proper left arm is down and holds a shield behind him. He is surrounded by a semi-circular exedra that bears an inscription. He represents the spirit of American youth, returned victorious.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure male -- Nude

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Dress -- Accessory -- Shield

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Barre

Administered by City of Barre, Barre City Cemeteries & Parks Department, Hope Cemetery, Barre, Vermont 05641

Located Washington Street & South Main Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

Monumental News articles indicate total cost $29,900, with an additional $60,000 of city government funds supplied. IAS files contain articles from Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), Nov. 10 and Nov. 12th, 1924, and Monument and Cemetery Review, Nov. 1924, pg. xxi, 81, discussing the monument and its dedication.

The piece was erected to commemorate Barre youths who fought in World War I. In the fall of 1921, the Granite Quarry Owners Association sponsored a competition for the design of the monument. Carl Paul Jennewein designed the statue; John Mead Howells the setting. Jones Brothers Company was the primary contractor. G Tosi, E. Yuri and A. Dementi are credited with carving the monument. Over 12,000 attended the dedication ceremony held on Veteran's Day in 1924. The statue supplanted a temporary Victory Arch erected during the summer of 1919. The memorial has been nicknamed Bozo Jim or Bozo Joe referring to the strikebreakers (or bozos) who reportedly worked on the project during a granite workers strike.

Tampa Museum of Art, 1980.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VT50003, VT50005, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.

Monumental News, Oct. 1923, pg. 616; Dec. 1921, pg. 849; Jan. 1922, pg. 39-41.

Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), Nov. 10, 1924.

Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), Nov. 12, 1924.

Monument & Cemetery Review, Nov. 1924, pg. xii, 81.

Times Argus (Barre - Montpelier, VT), Marcy 15, 1978.

Times Argus (Barre - Montpelier, VT), March 24, 1984.

Monumental News, Jan. 1922, pg. 39, 40.

Howarth, Shirley Reiff, "C. Paul Jennewein: Sculptor," Florida: Tampa Museum of Art, 1980, p. 84.

For study see: 65020080.

For study see: 65020081.

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