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Tefft, Carl Eugene,
Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry,
Kunst-Nieder, Inc.,
History -- United States
Allegory -- Civic
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bangor
Sculpture
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tefft, Carl Eugene, 1874-1951, sculptor.
Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry, founder.
Kunst-Nieder, Inc., founder.
Title:
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Memorial to Veterans of Foreign Wars, (sculpture).
Memorial to Soldiers of All Wars, (sculpture).
Miss Victory, (sculpture).
Victory, (sculpture).
Winged Victory, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 31, 1939.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 ft. x 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze base of sculpture, back face:) CHARLES E. TEFFT SC BEDI-RASSY FOUNDRY NYC (On front of base, incised letters:) DEDICATED TO ALL/WHO HAVE MADE/THE SUPREME/SACRIFICE FOR/THEIR COUNTY (Bronze plaque on back of granite base:) IF.YE.BREAK.FAITH/WITH.US.WHO.DIE/WE.SHALL.NOT.SLEEP/SPONSORED BY AND ERECTED/THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF/NORMAN N. DOW POST/VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/OF THE UNITED STATES/AND THE GENEROSITY OF/THE CITIZENS OF BANGOR/1939. (On bronze plaque:) Kunst-Neider, Inc. founder. (On four corners of rear plaque: G.A.R.; USA; VFW and American Legion emblems) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A heroic female figure, symbolic of Peace, with a palm frond in her raised proper left hand and a torch in her raised proper right hand. There is an electric light on top of both the palm frond and the torch. The sculpture is installed atop a square granite base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object -- Foliage -- Palm
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bangor
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Bangor, Parks & Recreation, 647 Main Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
Located Norumbega Mall, Norumbega Parkway, Bangor, Maine
Remarks:
The idea for the memorial originated with the Norman Dow Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and in cooperation with the American Legion, the Spanish War Veterans, and Sons of Union Veterans. IAS files contain transcription of news articles from Bangor Public Library, including Bangor Daily News, Jan. 14, 1937, Jan. 27, 1937, Nov. 7, 1938, and May 31, 1939.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
Inventory staff, 2000.
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 76008077
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76008077
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