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    		• Connor, Jerome,
     
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    		• Waldreaon, A. S.,
     
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    		• Eagle Bronze Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• State of Being -- Illness
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Bronx World War Victory Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Connor, Jerome, 1876-1943, sculptor.
    Waldreaon, A. S., architect.
    Eagle Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Bronx World War Victory Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Bronx Victory Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1925. Dedicated on November 11, 1925.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 14 ft. 10 in. x 20 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze:) Eagle Bronze Works, Inc. (On base:) ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS/AND PATRIOTIC FRIENDS/TO THE MEMORY OF/THOSE OF THE BRONX/WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/IN THE WORLD WAR/THAT THE LIBERTY AND/THE IDEALS OF OUR/COUNTRY MIGHT ENDURE/MCMXXV unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A wounded soldier is lying on the ground at the feet of his fellow soldier. He trys to rise from the ground supporting himself with his forearms. His helmet lies on the ground nearby. His fellow soldier stands guard over him, bayonet held with both hand, looking out into the distance for the enemy. An eagle is perched on the ground by the wounded soldier's feet. The figures are mounted on a circular granite base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure group -- Male
    State of Being -- Illness -- Wound
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Mosholu Parkway, Hull & Perry Avenues, Bronx, New York
    Remarks: 
    Memorial was a gift of the Bronx Victory Memorial Association. Cost was 6,000 dollars. Sculpture was restored in 1989. Inventory image files contain a historic photograph of the sculpture from the Art Commission of the City of New York files.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
    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 76002762
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