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History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Allendale
Sculpture
(Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1925.
Medium:
Eagle: bronze with green patina; Shaft: granite.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. x W. 3 1/2 ft.; Shaft: approx. 12 1/2 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Top plaque on front of shaft:) DEDICATED/TO THE/MEMORY OF OUR BOYS/WHO MADE/THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN/WORLD WAR II/1941-1943/DAVID LOEELY/JOHN J. FOX/EDWARD J. HAMILTON/EUGENE A. IVERS/BRUCE S. MACINTYRE/JOHN A. SAWYER/HAROLD W. SCOTT.JR./CHARLES A. YEOMANS (Middle plaque on front of shaft:) DEDICATED/TO THE/MEMORY OF OUR BOYS/WHO MADE/THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN/THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918/HAROLD COOK ACKERSON/MARSHALL HARLEY COUGH/JAMES ROBERT HUBBARD/JOHN RAMOUND MCDERMOTT/GUSTAVE WILLIAM NADLER/CHARLES LARRETT NIDD/EDWARD SHERRARD NIDD/HARRY OTTO WEIMER (Bottom plaque on front of shaft:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ROCCO J. DE MERCURIO/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE VIETNAME CONFLICT ON/DECEMBER 31, 1969 unsigned
Description:
A bronze eagle with outspread wings on sphere on top of a tall granite shaft. The shaft has commemorative text plaques on the front and incised decorations including a U.S. star near the top, and a wreath near the bottom.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Allendale
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Borough of Allendale, Department of Public Works, 500 West Cresent Avenue, Allendale, New Jersey 07401
Located Memorial Park, Brookside & Park Avenues, Allendale, New Jersey
Remarks:
For further information see: Pat Wadell's "Allendale: Background of a Borough."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000283
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000283
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