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Davidson, Jo,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Levy-Despas, Guy
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Transportation
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Fountain
Sculpture
Guy Levy-Despas Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952, sculptor.
Title:
Guy Levy-Despas Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1943. Dedicated May 16, 1943.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 14 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On right side of sculpture:) JO DAVIDSON - FECIT - 1943 (On front of sculpture:) PILOT OFFICER GUY LEVY-DESPAS/FRENCHMAN/PARIS FEB. 28, 1922 MALTA JULY 9, 1942/FLYING NAME GUY CARLET/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/"OF COURSE I AM YOUNG FULL OF IDEAS/IN LOVE WITH THE LIFE OF ADVENTURE, BUT/I BELIEVE THAT WHERE ONE'S COUNTRY IS CONCERNED/NOTHING IS SUFFICIENT SHORT OF THE MAXIMUM."/JULY 12, 1941 (On back of sculpture:) IN REMEMBRANCE/OF OUR BROTHERS OF CHI PHI FRATERNITY/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/(list of fourteen names) signed
Description:
A tall granite stele with shallow fountain basins on both the front and back is adorned on the front with a circular relief portrait of French pilot Guy Levy-Despas. Along the top front edge of the stele is a crown and wings symbolic of the Royal Air Force. Along the top back edge of the stele is an American eagle symbolic of the United States Air Force. The stele rests on a low base made with blocks of granite.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Portrait male -- Levy-Despas, Guy -- Head
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
Located Amherst College, 32 College Street, beside Hamilton House, Amherst, Massachusetts
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000251
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000251
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