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    		• Keck, Charles,
     
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    		• Hood, Raymond,
     
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    		• Presbrey-Leland Company,
     
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    		• Weiskopf & Pickworth,
     
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    		• Kunst Foundry,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Montclair
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Montclair World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
    Hood, Raymond, 1881-1934, architect.
    Presbrey-Leland Company, fabricator.
    Weiskopf & Pickworth, engineering firm.
    Kunst Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    The Montclair World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1925. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1925.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Dummerston granite, flagstone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 44 ft. x 54 in. x 54 in.; Base: approx. 55 x 101 x 175 in.
    Inscription: 
    Charles Keck SC 1925 A. Kunst Foundry, NY (On front of shaft:) IN/GRATEFUL TRIBUTE/TO THE MEN/OF MONTCLAIR/WHO/IN THE WORLD WAR/PAID THE LAST FULL/MEASURE OF DEVOTION/IN DEFENSE OF THE/AMERICAN PRINCIPLES/OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/FOR ALL./THIS MONUMENT HAS/BEEN ERECTED BY/VOLUNTARY OFFERINGS/OF THE/PEOPLE OF MONTCLAIR./MCMXXV (On front of base is the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.) (On back:) Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That a Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends (On the sides of the monument are listed 71 names of those killed in World War I.) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    World War I memorial consisting of a tall granite shaft topped by a bronze female figure representing of Liberty. She stands on a globe which is held aloft by two eagles. Her proper right arm is raised and her proper left arm is held out in blessing. In front of the granite shaft stands a bronze figure grouping. At the front of the group is a full-length figure of a soldier dressed in uniform and carrying a rifle in his proper right hand. Behind him is a full-length figure of a sailor. A full-length female figure representing Columbia stands behind the two military figures. She wears a helmet and holds a round shield in her proper left hand. The bronze grouping stands on a stepped base surrounded by a flagstone terrace.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure female -- Full length
    Figure group
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
    Allegory -- Place -- America
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Shield
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Montclair
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Township of Montclair, 205 Claremont Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07042
    Located Edgemont Park, Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was funded by popular subscription; $85,000 was raised. The town contributed an additional $6,000 to build two small bridges and to grade the island in the park on which the memorial stands. IAS files contain transcriptions of the seventy-one names on the honor roll. IAS files contain copy of dedication ceremony brochure.
    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 NJ000507
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