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Liberty Square Park War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Liberty Square Park War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1951. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base; approx. 2 1/2 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front:) IN/GRATEFUL/TRIBUTE/TO/THE MEN/AND/WOMEN/WHO/SERVED/OUR/COUNTRY/TO/PROTECT/THE CAUSE/OF ALL FREEDOMS (On front of base:) ERECTED IN 1951 BY/THE RESIDENTS OF WARD THREE unsigned Description:  A polished granite shaft incised on the front with two eagles and a band of laurel, and on the sides with an eternal flame and a sword. Subject:  History -- United States -- Military history Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Other -- Torch Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts Located Liberty Square, Intersection of Liberty & Tabor Streets, Quincy, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial was erected in honor of citizens of Quincy who served to the protect the cause of freedom. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire and Form C - Monuments questionnaire. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000802   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000802 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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