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May, Joseph,
Joseph May Marble Works,
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Peters
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
May, Joseph, 1838-1919, sculptor.
Joseph May Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 13, 1920.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: marble and concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 4 ft. 9 in. x 11 in. x 11 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) (12 names listed)/in Memory of the Men from/the City and County of St. Charles (One side of base:) (12 names listed)/who made the Supreme Sacrifice/in the World War 1917-1918 (Back of base:) (12 names listed)/What More Could A/Man Do. (Other side of base:) (11 names listed)/Erected by Gatzweiler Woman's/Relief Corps No 128 A.D. 1920 unsigned
Description:
A female figure stands barefoot dressed in a long flowing robe and holds a bunch of flowers to her side with her proper left hand. The figure is placed on a multitiered base with inscriptions on all sides. On the front of the base above the inscription there is an eagle atop crossed cannons.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Flower
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Peters
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of St. Peters, Cultural & Civic Affairs, P. O. Box 9, St. Peters, Missouri 63376
Located Old St. Charles County Courthouse, 3rd & Jefferson, In front of courthouse, St. Peters, Missouri
Remarks:
The figure was dedicated on Armistice day in 1920 as a memorial to World War I veterans from St. Charles County. It was erected by the Gatzweiler Women's Relief Corps No. 128. IAS files contain a photo of the dedication ceremony and a caption from the Post-Dispatch Daily Magazine, Nov. 13, 1920. IAS files also contain a related article from the St. Charles Journal (St. Charles, MO), Dec. 31, 1973, pg. 3; and an unidentified 1971 photograph of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri 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 MO000247
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000247
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