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Berge, Edward,
Beecher, William Gordon,
Roman Bronze Works,
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Dress -- Historic
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Prince Frederick
Relief
Sculpture
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berge, Edward, 1876-1924, sculptor.
Beecher, William Gordon, architect.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1920.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: cast bronze; Base: limestone, granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 9 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(On lower left corner of relief:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y. (On right corner of relief:) E. Berge SC W. C.(sic) Beecher ARCH. (On base, below relief, incised numbers:) 1920 (On relief, left tablet, incised letters:) THE SOLDIERS AND/SAILORS FROM CAL/VERT COUNTY WHO/LOST THEIR LIVES/IN THE WORLD WAR/(list of eleven names) (On relief, right tablet, incised letters:) THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN PATRIOTS FROM THIS COUNTY ANSWERED THE CALL FOR LIBERTY AND HUMANITY (On back of stele:) THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CALVERT COUNTY TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND TO THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WORLDWIDE WAR 1917-1918. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze relief panel containing an allegorical female figure of War standing between two inscribed tablets, her arms resting on the front corner of each tablet. The figure wears a long classical gown with a breast plate across her chest. On her head she wears a helmet that project over the top edge of the relief panel. Framing her in the background is a low relief of a sunburst. There are two lilies at the lower left corner of the relief. The relief is mounted on a rectangular limestone stele on a low granite base.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- War
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Prince Frederick
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Calvert County Courthouse, General Services, 175 Main Street, Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
Located Calvert County Courthouse, Main & Dube Streets, Prince Frederick, Maryland
Remarks:
The relief is dedicated to the men and women of Calvert County who gave their lives during World War I. Three hundred and fifteen citizens of Calvert County fought in the War. The monument shows the influence of the City Beautiful Movement on Calvert County.
IAS files contain a list of the names inscribed on the relief. For related information see William Sener Rusk's "Art in Baltimore: Monuments and Memorials," Baltimore: the Norman Remington Company, 1924.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 MD000417
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MD000417
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