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Rock of Ages Corporation,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- El Reno
Sculpture
The World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator.
Title:
The World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1931. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite (?); Base: granite (?).
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 54 x 54 in.; Pedestal: approx. 82 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.
Inscription:
(Incised on pedestal, front:) IN HONOR/OF THOSE CITIZENS OF/CANADIAN COUNTY WHO/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE WORLD WAR/1914-1918/THEY SERVED WITHOUT THOUGHT OF SELF/THAT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY, JUSTICE/AND EQUALITY MIGHT PREVAIL FOR ALL/MANKIND/ON THREE SIDES OF THIS MEMORIAL/ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ERECTED BY/THE CANADIAN COUNTY/COUNCIL OF DEFENCE (sic) (58 names are listed on three sides of the pedestal) unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed World War I soldier stands at attention on a tall pedestal. He holds his rifle at his proper right side, with the butt on the ground.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- El Reno
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Canadian County, County Commissioners, 301 North Choctaw, El Reno, Oklahoma 73036
Located Canadian County Courthouse, 301 North Choctaw, El Reno, Oklahoma 73036
Remarks:
Erected by the Canadian County Council of Defense in honor of its citizens who served in World War I. The stone was quarried in Barre, Vermont. IAS files include a copy of a souvenir program.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma 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 OK000186
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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