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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Gosselin, Lucien H.,     T. F. McGann & Sons Company,     Portrait male -- Sweeney, Henry J.     History -- United States     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester     Sculpture

Memorial Bust of Private Henry J. Sweeney, (sculpture). Artist:  Gosselin, Lucien H., 1883-1940, sculptor. T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder. Title:  Memorial Bust of Private Henry J. Sweeney, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Private Henry J. Sweeney, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1931. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. 5 in. x W. 3 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base:) PRIVATE HENRY JOHN SWEENEY/FIRST MANCHESTER SOLDIER TO FALL IN THE WORLD WAR/KILLED IN ACTION FEBRUARY 18 1918/AT SOISSONS FRANCE CHEMIN DES DAMES SECTOR/ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL CITY (On back of sculpture:) LUCIEN H GOSSELIN SCULPTOR signed Description:  Bust of a young man dressed in World War I military uniform. Army jacket is buttoned down front and high-collared, head is beardless with short hair. Gaze directed forward. Mounted on a flaring, multi-tiered granite base with sculptured bronze wreath laid at proper left and proper right sides. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sweeney, Henry J. -- Bust History -- United States -- World War I Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Other -- Wreath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Manchester, Parks & Recreation Department, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 Located Henry J. Sweeney Park, South Main Street, Between Ferry & Walker Streets, Manchester, New Hampshire Remarks:  Sweeney was a resident of Manchester and the first of the town's citizens to die in World War I; Henry J. Sweeney Park was established on land purchased in 1917. Sculpture was commissioned from Gosselin in 1931 at a cost of $3,750. The bust was dedicated on Armistice Day in 1931. SOS! report includes citations to related articles in Manchester Union, dated Nov. 10th, Nov. 11th and Nov. 12th, 1931. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. 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 NH000012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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