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History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Amherst
Sculpture
Eagle Memorial Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Eagle Memorial Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1915. Dedicated June 1924.
Medium:
Sculpture: sandstone; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 10 in. x W. 4 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft.; Lower base: approx. 1 ft. x 6 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(On relief banner at eagle's feet:) LIBERTY TRUTH EQUALITY (On plaque on base, front:) DIED IN THE SERVICE FOR/THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918 (16 names in two columns follow) (On plaque on lower right of granite base:) THIS MONUMENT SPONSORED/AND ERECTED BY THE/F. O. E./1442/AMHERST, O./JUNE 1924 (On plaque on lower base, front:) TO HONOR ALL EAGLE/AND AUXILIARY MEMBERS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE NAME OF/EQUALITY (Wars and dates from World War II to the Persian Gulf War follow) unsigned
Description:
Eagle with open wings is seated on a rock, on a tall rough-hewn boulder on a smooth octagonal base. The piece is installed within a raised circular wall which is approximately 28 inches high.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Amherst
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Amherst Eagles, AERIES 1442, 103 Milan Avenue, Amherst, Ohio 44001
Located City Hall, Corner of South Main & Beaver Court, Amherst, Ohio
Remarks:
Erected by the F. O. E. 1442 in honor of their members who served in the country's wars.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994.
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 OH000609
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000609
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