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  • Harrington, Cornelius,
     
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  • History -- United States
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Warren
     
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    Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Harrington, Cornelius, contractor.
    Title: 
    Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Town War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast iron, painted; Base: polished gray granite and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 7 x 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On shield on base:) To the/patriots/of our town/who have bourne arms/in the wars/of our country unsigned
    Description: 
    Sculpture of an upright cannon on a tiered base. Cannon balls sits on sqaure blocks on all four corners of the base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Military history
    Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Warren
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Warren, Administration, Route 114, Main Street, Warren, Rhode Island
    Located Between Baker & State Streets and Main & Water Streets, Warren, Rhode Island
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture is part of a larger memorial which includes Warren fire fighters. IAS files include a citation to the "Warren, RI Statewide Preservation Report," Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1975.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0006, 1989.
    Monumental News, Oct. 1908, pg. 748.
    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 RI000102
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