Peabody World War I Memorial, (sculpture).

Peabody World War I Memorial, (sculpture).

Vittor, Frank, 1888-1968, sculptor.

Peabody World War I Memorial, (sculpture).

Sculpture: bronze.

Sculpture: approx. 12 x 5 x 5 ft.

(Base:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE PEABODY BOYS/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR/1914-1918/ERECTED BY THE/STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL/THE BRAVE/DIE NEVER BEING DEATHLESS THEY BUT CHANGE/THEIR COUNTRY'S ARMS FOR MORE THEIR COUNTRY'S HEART/(Names of seventeen boys who lost their lives during the war) (Names of 600 Peabody High School alumni who served) unsigned

A cylindrical flagpole base surrounded by seven figures in high relief. The seven figures tell the story of Columbia calling her sons to war and of one young man who answered the call. As he departs for war, he bids farewell to his mother. Then comes his return as a victorious hero greeted with warmth and esteem. And finally he is crowned by Fame. The figure of Grief symbolizes a nation grieving for those who did not return. The nude young male figure stands holding a sword vertically in front of himself. To his proper left is the female figure of Fame crowning the him with a wreath, now missing. The next figure is a female figure holding a shield in her proper right hand and a horn in her proper left hand. Then a male figure drawing his sword with his proper right hand follows. Next is another male figure, this one holds a gun in his proper right hand. He is being hugged by a female figure. The seventh figure is that of the hooded female figure of Grief.

History -- United States -- World War I

Allegory -- Passion -- Grief

Allegory -- Place -- America

Allegory -- Quality -- Grandeur

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Administered City of Pittsburgh Board of Education, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203

Located Peabody High School, Highland Avenue at Margaretta Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Funded by students and alumni of East Liberty School. Artist donated services so that the students' money could go toward funding the production of the piece. Cost ten thousand dollars. It once held a 200-foot high flagpole.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 282-283.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0225, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5021, 1989.

Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 165.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 310-311.

Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 166.

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