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World War I Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Williams, Edgar I., architect. Title:  World War I Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 1920. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Column: cast granite; Reliefs, torch, and eagle: bronze. Inscription:  (Incised inscription:) To Rutherford's Glorious Dead in the World War: August 1, 1914 - November 11, 1918. United States Declared War April 6, 1917. Monument Erected May 1920. (Plaque on pedestal lists the names of the 19 Rutherford men lost in the war) Description:  A Tuscan column surmounted with a light (shaped like a torch flame) on a bronze stand. Six bronze eagles, their claws linked by garlands, decorate the base. On the cylindrical pedestal, are two bronze plaques. The upper plaque is 34 in. x 29 in. and bears the names of the 19 Rutherford men lost in World War I with 19 stars around the names. It is surrounded by laurel leaves, topped with a spray of oak leaves and acorns, and flanked by two inverted torches. The bottom plaque is 15 in. x 11 in. and bears an eagle. The column is surrounded by six 10 ft. high light posts and a hedge. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Architecture -- Detail -- Column Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Other -- Torch Object Type:  Light fixture Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Rutherford Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Borough of Rutherford, 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 Located Park Avenue, traffic circle, Rutherford, New Jersey Remarks:  Monument to Rutherford, New Jersey soldiers killed in World War I. IAS files contain a copy of the Bergen County Historic Site Survey 1980. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. 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 NJ000030   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000030 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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