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Moretti, Giuseppe,
Roman Bronze Works,
Canonsburg Granite Works,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Allegory -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Canonsburg
Sculpture
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Canonsburg Granite Works, fabricator.
Title:
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned June 1923. Dedicated 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on gun barrel:) G. Moretti Cast by Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. (Incised on base, front:) DEDICATED BY/MOTHERS OF DEMOCRACY/AND PEOPLE OF CANONSBURG/TO THE SOLDIERS/OF THE THREE WARS/CIVIL, SPANISH-AMERICAN/AND WORLD WAR/"HONOR TO OUR LIVING HEROES/GLORY TO OUR DEAD" signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed World War I soldier stands on a pedestal. The figure's shirt is open and his sleeves are rolled up. He wears a round tin hat and a satchel hangs on his back. He holds his rifle in his proper right hand and an allegorical Winged Victory figure on a sphere in his proper left hand. His proper right foot rests on a wheel and there is a broken cannon behind him.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Canonsburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Canon MacMillan School District, Maintenance, 1 North Jefferson Avenue, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
Located Canonsburg Junior High School, Central Avenue, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Mothers of Democracy for $6,000. A call for memorial came at their annual Armistice Day dinner in 1920, and most of the funds were raised in 1922. Except for $2,000 from Washington County, the funds were raised through public subscription and corporate donations. IAS files contain an article entitled "Honor to the Living; Glory to the Dead," by James T. Herron, Jr. which details the history of the monument.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001568
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001568
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