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Russo, Remo,
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History -- United States
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Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Old Forge
Sculpture
Old Forge War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Russo, Remo, contractor.
Sirianni, Rick, contractor.
Sirianni Monument Works, contractor.
Title:
Old Forge War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
All Wars Memorial, (sculpture).
Mother of Sorrows, (sculpture).
Dates:
1949. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1949.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Central portion of base:) OLD FORGE WAR MEMORIAL/DEDICATED/TO THOSE WHO SERVED/WORLD WAR I 1917 1918/WORLD WAR II 1941 1945/ERECTED IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION BY THE CITIZENS 1949 (Left wing:) KOREA 1950-53 (Right wing:) VIETNAM 1964-75 unsigned
Description:
The war memorial is comprised of a seated woman holding a wreath of blooming roses to her breast with her proper right hand. She sits on a seated carved to look like a rough stone bench, and looks up at the top of a square pier behind her. The sculpture is set atop a four-tiered base, inscribed with names of wars. A fence with flags surrounds the memorial.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Old Forge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Old Forge Borough, 310 South Main Street, Old Forge, Pennsylvania 18518
Located Old Forge Firehouse, Station 93, 34 South Main Street, Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The statue was purchased for $500 from Capt. Remo Russo, son of A. N. Russo (owner of a marble firm in Scranton). The sculpture was purchased by Cyril Bosak (an Old Forge insurance man). Rick Sirianni of Sirinani Monument Works designed the base.
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 PA001542
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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