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Union Square Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Diederich, Hunt, 1884-1953, sculptor. Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872-1944, sculptor. Embury, Aymar, II, architect. Title:  Union Square Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1934. Dedicated Nov. 12, 1934. Relocated mid 1990s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone shaft with polished black granite cap. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On side of memorial:) IN MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF THE / EAST SIDE / WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / WORLD WAR/PRESENTTED /STUYVESANT POST/VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/U.S.A. (On side of memorial:) APRIL 6 1917 (On side of memorial:) 1918 Description:  Triangular shaft with a polished cap set on a blue sandstone terrace. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located New York Harbor Health Care System (Manhattan Campus), 423 East 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010 Provenance:  Formerly located Union Square, Park at 14th Street & 4th Avenue, New York, New York 1935-until mid 1990s. Remarks:  The memorial was presented by the Stuyvesant Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was erected by the New York City Department of Parks in a landscaped triangular park southeast of Union Square. The memorial was removed from the Union Square area in the mid-1990s when the park was enlarged and redesigned. The memorial was later installed on the grounds of the Veterans Hospital at the New York Harbor Health Care System (Manhattan Campus) at 423 East 23rd Street. According the 1941 New York City Department of Parks checklist, the sculptor of the memorial is Wilhelm Hunt Diederich. An article from the New York Times, June 22, 2001, indicates that the memorial was designed by Wilhelm Hunt Diederich. However, according to an article from the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1934, the sculptor of the memorial was Frederick Roth. Frederick Roth's New York Times obituary, May 22, 1944, also indicates that he is the sculptor of the memorial. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Inventory Staff, 2009. New York Times, April 22, 2001, section 14, pg. 22. New York Times, Nov. 2, 1934. New York Times, May 22, 1944. 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 76003558   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003558 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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