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W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Homage -- Fladry, Leroy
Homage -- Nichols, Colin
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Union City
Sculpture
(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title:
(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1926.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Inscription:
(On back of sculpture, lower left:) Manufactured by/Mullins Body Corporation/Salem, Ohio, U.S.A. (On front of base, incised lettering:) UNION CITY HONORS/THE HEROIC DEAD/AND THOSE/WHO ANSWERED THE CALL/OF THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WARD/APRIL 6, 1917 - NOV. 11, 1918/WORLD WAR II/DEC. 7, 1941 - SEPT. 2, 1945 (On left side of base, incised lettering:) KOREAN WAR/JUNE 27, 1950/JAN. 31, 1955 (On right side of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED 1926/VIETNAM WAR/AUG. 5, 1964/MAY 7, 1975 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A uniformed World War I soldier marching up a hill with his proper left foot forward. In his hands he holds his rifle on his proper right side. The sculpture is mounted on a tall rectangular base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Homage -- Fladry, Leroy
Homage -- Nichols, Colin
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Union City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Borough of Union City, 13 South Main Street, Union City, Pennsylvania 16438
Located West High Street, Union City, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The monument commemorates the soldiers from Union City, Pennsylvania who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The inscription on a plaque located on the right side of the sculpture reads: IN MEMORY OF/SGT. LEROY FLADRY/AND/LT. COLIN NICHOLS/BY/V.F.W. POST 6773/AND/AMERICAN LEGION POST (illegible number)/1968.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001002
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