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13th Coast Defense War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Rieppel, Ludwig, 1861-1960, sculptor. Kunst Foundry, founder. Title:  13th Coast Defense War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Thirteenth Coast Defense War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned on January 19, 1926. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1926. Medium:  Reliefs: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  H. 25 ft. Inscription:  (On right relief, lower right:) L. RIEPPEL SC / NY, (copyright symbol) 1926 (On left relief, along border on lower left, illegible:) (KUNST FOUNDRY NY) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Proper right panel is a relief depicting an 8 in. howitzer in action on the field. Proper left panel is a relief depicting a sea gun in battery. Center panel contains the names of the members of the 13th Coast Defense Command, M.G.N.Y. who died during the war and all members of the command who answered the call in July 1917. The panel is surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle History -- United States -- Military history Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Located 357 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn at Armory, New York, New York Remarks:  Gift of the 13th Auxiliary, Brooklyn, New York. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Sprague, Elmer, "Brooklyn Public Monuments: Sculpture for Civic Memory and Urban Pride," Indianapolis, IN: Dog Ear Publications, 2008, pg. 44. 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 76002822   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76002822 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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