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Miller, Joseph Maxwell,
J. Arthur Limerick Company,
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Historic
Object -- Foliage
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Sculpture
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Miller, Joseph Maxwell, 1877-1933, sculptor.
J. Arthur Limerick Company, founder.
Title:
World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1922. Dedicated May 30, 1922.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Stele: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 10 in. x W. 3 ft.; Stele: approx. 12 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Front of sculpture, lower proper right:) J. Maxwell Miller (Front of sculpture, lower proper left:) J. Arthur Limerick Co. Balto M.D. (Above figure:) VALOR VICTORY/PATRIOTISM CHARITY (On shield:) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (followed by a list of 37 names) (Below feet of figure:) IN UNDYING MEMORY OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY'S/SACRIFICE OF NOBLE SONS IN THE CAUSE OF/LIBERTY AND HUMANITY IN THE GREAT WAR 1917-1918 (On front of stele, at bottom:) DULCE ET DECORUM EST/PRO PATRIA MORI signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Upright stone stele containing an inset bronze panel depicting a female warrior in low relief. Figure wears close-fitting helmet with eagle on top, Classical robes and cape, and clasps a shield with the proper left hand. Shield tip rests on ground adjacent to proper left foot. In proper right hand, warrior holds sprigs of laurel against her breast; she gazes ahead with a solemn expression on her face.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure female -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Accessory -- Shield
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Object -- Foliage -- Laurel
Object Type:
Stele
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by New Hanover County, 302 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Located New Hanover High School, 1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
Provenance:
Formerly located Thirteenth & Market Streets, Wilmington, North Carolina, until 1973.
Remarks:
Monument was relocated in 1973; it was moved from a median strip at Market and Thirteenth Streets to the New Hanover High School grounds. The monument was funded by contributions collected by students and the local Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington and New Hanover County. IAS files contain newsclipping from Wilmington Star News (NC), Nov. 11, 1984, which includes photograph of sculpture in its original site at 13th & Market street in 1922.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000010
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