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War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder. Title:  War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lincoln War Memorial, (sculpture). Eagle, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 11, 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Base plaque on front of boulder:) THE TOWN OF LINCOLN/DEDICATED THIS MEMORIAL/IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES RENDERED BY ITS CITIZENS IN THE WARS OF OUR COUNTRY. 1775 (list of names) 1812 (list of names) 1861 (list of names) 1898 (list of names) 1917 (list of names) 1941 (list of names) 1950 (list of names) unsigned Description:  The memorial consists of a large bronze eagle perched on top of a granite boulder. The eagle's wings are extended and its head faces to its proper left. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- War of 1812 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 Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Lincoln, Lincoln, Massachusetts Located Lincoln Library, Bedford & Trapelo Roads, Front lawn, Lincoln, Massachusetts Remarks:  The names of those who died in wars after the monument was dedicated in 1929 were added to the base plaque at a later date. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire and an excerpt from John C. Maclean and Margaret Mutchler Martin's "The Public Library, 1928-1957," Lincoln, MA: Lincoln Historical Society, 1984, pg. 58-59. For additional information see: Lincoln Annual Report, 1929. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Maclean, John C., and Margaret Mutchler Martin, "The Public Library, 1928-1957," Lincoln, MA: Lincoln Historical Society, 1984, pg. 58. 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 87740222   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740222 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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