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History -- United States
Object -- Other
Landscape -- Celestial
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Wantage Township
Obelisk
Sculpture
Veteran's Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Veteran's Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1938.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 101 x 85 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 23 x 121 x 31 in.
Inscription:
(Left panel:) TO THE DEFENDERS /OF OUR COUNTRY (Right panel:) PRESENTED BY/WESTFALL BROTHERS/NATHANIEL P.- CHARLES W./WILLIS (Front center of base, incised:) 1938 unsigned
Description:
A monument comprised of a center obelisk decorated on each side at the top with a single engraved star and three bands; and decorated on the front below a star, an American flag. The lower half of the obelisk has two side panels with commemorative text. The monument is set atop a tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Object -- Other -- Flag
Landscape -- Celestial -- Star
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Wantage Township
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Beamerville Cemetery, Wantage Township, New Jersey
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates those who fought for the United States and was presented by Nathaniel P. Westfall, Charles W. Westfall, and Willis Westfall.
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 NJ000308
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000308
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