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Longman, Evelyn Beatrice,
Bacon, Henry,
History -- United States
Figure group
Object -- Other
Allegory -- Civic
Flagstaff
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Naugatuck
Sculpture
Great War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Longman, Evelyn Beatrice, 1874-1954, sculptor.
Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, assistant.
Title:
Great War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Flagpole, (sculpture)
Dates:
1920. Installed 1921.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Flagpole: steel; Base: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 2 in. x 13 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 21 1/2 in. x 30 ft. x 24 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
Evelyn Beatrice Longman (On books in front:) ART/SCIENCE/MANUFACTURES/AGRICULTURE (On north face:) IN TIME/OF PERIL/THE STATE/IS FORTIFIED/BY DISCIPLINE/LEARNED IN PEACE (Incised on west face:) IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF NAUGATUCK/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/FOR THE CHAINING OF SAVAGERY/AND THE LIBERATION OF A MANACLED WORLD/THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED A. D. MCMXXI (over 30 names) (On south face:) ARMED/AND/RESOLUTE MIGHT/TRIUMPHS THROUGH/UNSELFISH VALOR signed
Description:
A flagpole bearing the American flag stands in a sculpted vase-like base which stands on a granite square base. Symbols of peace represented in the form of male and female figures, joined swords, laurels and an olive branch appear in relief on the base. Rams heads also appear, to represent those who have died in the war.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure group
Object -- Other -- Flag
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Object Type:
Flagstaff
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Naugatuck
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Naugatuck, Parks and Recreation Department, 246 Rubber Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
Located Town Green, near Meadow Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut
References:
Samu, Margaret, 2002.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000134
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000134
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