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Heber, Carl Augustus,
Norde, Herman,
Bureau Brothers,
Marathon Granite Company,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Figure male -- Full length
Religion -- Angel
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Wausau
Exedra
Sculpture
Veterans Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Heber, Carl Augustus, 1874/75-1956, sculptor.
Norde, Herman, contractor.
Bureau Brothers, founder.
Marathon Granite Company, contractor.
Title:
Veterans Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Soldiers', (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1923. Relocated 1954.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Wausau granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 20 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On rear plinth:) BUREAU BROS./BRONZE FOUNDERS/PHILA. (Bronze tablet on exedra base:) Erected by the people of Marathon County and Burns Post, No. 338,/Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, in grateful appreciation of those from Marathon County who/gave their lives in the World War 1917-1918 (three columns of 132 names of war dead) "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Description:
Two bronze figures stand atop a granite exedra bench. The figures include a winged angel with arms outstretched to embrace a soldier. The soldier is dressed in uniform, with helmet, and holds a rifle, with butt end resting on the ground. The figures are mounted in the center of a granite exedra that includes a commemorative text plaque with bronze eagle.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Figure male -- Full length
Religion -- Angel
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Wausau
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Marathon County, Parks Department, 500 Forest Street, Courthouse, Wausau, Wisconsin
Administered by Marathon County Historical Society, 403 McIndoe Street, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
Located Courthouse, 500 Forest Street, Wausau, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates World War I veterans and was erected by the Burns Post, No. 338, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marathon County. It cost $20,000 and was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1923. It was originally located in Courthouse Square, but was moved to the grounds of the present courthouse in 1954. The figures are by Carl A. Heber and were cast by Bureau Brothers. The granite work was done by Herman Norde.
IAS files contain articles from Wausau Post, May 17, 1923; May 24, 1923 and May 31, 1923 (which lists names of war dead). For further information see Wasau Daily Record Herald, 1922 "Contracts Let for Memorial."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5008, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1923, pg. 397.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, July 1923, pg. 397.
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 WI000114
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000114
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