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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Steiner, Franz L.,     History -- United States     Figure group -- Male     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Religion     Dress -- Uniform     State of Being -- Death     State of Being -- Evil     Object -- Other     Object -- Other     Landscape -- Cemetery     Architecture -- Military     Landscape -- Forest     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester     Mosaic     Sculpture

9th Infantry Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Steiner, Franz L., sculptor. Title:  9th Infantry Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ninth Infantry Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1963. Dedicated May 1963. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Mosaic: glazed ceramic tile; Base: concrete and brick. Dimensions:  Mosaic: approx. H. 3.5 ft. x W. 4.5 ft. Inscription:  (On central front of base, raised letters:) GOD REST THE SOULS OF OUR BELOVED DEAD (On plaque on front left end of base, raised letters:) CAMPAIGNS/FRENCH MOROCCO/TUNISIA/SICILY/NORMANDY/NORTHERN FRANCE/ARDENNES/RHINELAND/CENTRAL EUROPE (On plaque on front right end of base, raised letters:) GIVEN BY THE/9TH DIVISION MEN/IN/PRAYERFUL/MEMORY/OF THEIR/DECEASED COMRADES/4581 KILLED IN ACTION unsigned Description:  A mosaic inset on a semicircular wall of white brick. The mosaic, centered in the wall, depicts eight soldiers in green fatigues and helmets listening to their chaplain, hatless and dressed in fatigues, read from a book near a flag-draped coffin in a cemetery of simple crosses. Behind the figures are the remnants of a war-torn structure and a war-torn countryside. Just above the mosaic is a small symbol, set in the brick wall, showing a red, blue and yellow hollow circle on a white background. The semicircular wall is placed on a fieldstone terrace, with lights and flagpole. Two steps lead to the terrace. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform State of Being -- Death State of Being -- Evil -- War Object -- Other -- Coffin Object -- Other -- Flag Landscape -- Cemetery Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield Landscape -- Forest Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester Mosaic Sculpture Owner:  Immaculate Conception Church, Gold Star Boulevard, Worcester, Massachusetts Remarks:  The artist is a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. The sculpture was given by the 9th Division men in memory of their deceased comrades. IAS files contain a copy of a May 29, 1986, Monument Inventory sheet from the City of Worcester's Parks and Recreation Department; and a Sept. 1986 condition assessment from Dennis and Craine, Associates. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000123   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000123 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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