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(Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Law, Alex McCallom, sculptor. Title:  (Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 12 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on monument, front:) THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE OF SOLVAY, N.Y. THE TOWN OF GEDDES N.Y. AND THE STANLEY R. PENNOCK POST 2893 VFW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY A.D. 1936/TIME CAPSULE TO BE OPENED IN 2034 (On plaque on monument:) LEST WE FORGET/WE HONOR THE MEMBERS/AND MEMORIES OF THE/SOLVAY-GEDDES VETERANS INC/WHO UNSELFISHLY GAVE/FOUNDED OCTOBER, 1945 Description:  Rectangular monument with a slightly apexed cap has four figurative busts emerging from its corners. The uniformed figures represent each branch of the armed forces and are a soldier, sailor, marine and aviator. All the figures are full-round at the head and shoulders and from the chest down, all become integrated into the monument. The inscription appears on the top front of the monument. Other reliefs along the top between the figures are a shield with the scales of justice on the left, an eagle on the rear and a shield with a winged helmet on the right. Subject:  History -- United States -- Military history Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Solvay Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Solvay, Department of Parks, Solvay, New York Located West Woods Road Park, Solvay, New York Remarks:  Erected by the Village of Solvay, the Town of Geddes and the Stanley R. Pennock Post 2893, Veterans of Foreign Wars in honor of their citizens and members who served in the armed forces. The frequent references to the number four are intended to invoke the Four Freedoms. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. 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 NY001262   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001262 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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