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History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Norwood
Sculpture
American Legion Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
American Legion Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Norwood American Legion Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1928.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted steel; Base: granite and limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 4 x 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 in. x W. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) NORWOOD MEMORIAL MUNICIPAL BUILDING/GUN AND MOUNT PRESENTED BY THE NORWOOD POST NO 70 AMERICAN LEGION NOV. 11, 1928. unsigned
Description:
A captured German field piece from World War I is mounted on a stone base that is adorned on the front with an inscription plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Norwood
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Norwood, Norwood, Massachusetts
Located Washington & Nahatan Streets, Norwood, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument was presented by the Norwood Post no. 70 of the American Legion. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission 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 MA000735
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000735
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