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Keck, Charles,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Other
Object -- Tool
Object -- Tool
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Irvington
Sculpture
Citizen Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
Title:
Citizen Soldier, (sculpture).
Dates:
1921. Dedicated 1922.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 15 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised letters:) IN HONOR OF THE/SOLDIERS SAILORS/AND MARINES OF/IRVINGTON/WHO IN ALL WARS/DEFENDED/THE FLAG AND/CONSTITUTION/OF OUR COUNTRY (On back of base:) Erected by/The Citizens/of/Irvington/1922/"To Live in the Hearts/We Leave Behind/Is Not to Die"/Campbell (On north side of base:) Civil War/1861 - 1865/Spanish American/War 1898/Worlds War/1917 - 1918/1941 - 1945/1950 Korean War 1953 (On south side of base:) War of Independence/1776 -1783/War of 1812/Mexican War/1846 - 1848/1964 Vietnam War 1973 signed
Description:
A figure of a soldier, dressed in a military uniform with an open-collared shirt, stands holding a bayonet in his lowered proper right hand. In his proper left hand, he grasps an upright flagpole that is topped with a small eagle. A partially unfurled American flag wraps its way around the flagpole. In back of the figure, an anvil is placed atop a tree stump and topped with an open book and a small oil lamp. A pick-axe lies by the side of the stump. The statue is placed atop an inscribed base that is decorated at its upper front with a relief of garland leaves and at its front side edges with fasces.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
History -- United States -- War of 1812
History -- United States -- Mexican War
History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Occupation -- Military -- Marine
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Tool -- Anvil
Object -- Tool -- Axe
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Irvington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Irvington, Parks and Recreation Department, Municipal Building, Irvington, New Jersey 07111
Located Civic Square, Springfield Avenue & Nesbitt Terrace, Irvington, New Jersey
Remarks:
The statue, erected by the citizens of Irvington, honors the soldiers, sailors, and marines who fought in all the wars defending the flag and constitution of the United States. For related information see: Alan A. Siegel's "Out of Our Past: A History of Irvington, New Jersey," Irvington, N.J.: Irvington Centennial Committee, 1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000277
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