(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).

(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).

Wees, J. L., architect.

(World War I Memorial), (sculpture).

1920's. Dedicated 1925.

Sculpture: metal, stone; Base: granite, brick.

Sculpture: approx. 72 x 67 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 21 x 96 x 30 in.

Full-length male nude figure sitting on a rectangular structure, looking down in grief. His proper right leg hangs over the front of the structure; his proper left leg is bent. His head is bent low. He leans on an object with his proper left hand. A loincloth is draped around his waist and he wears a headband in his hair. He holds a wreath in his proper right hand and an upside down torch in his proper left hand. The stone and metal sculpture rests on a stepped granite and brick base.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure male -- Nude

Object -- Other -- Wreath

Object -- Other -- Torch

Allegory -- Passion -- Grief

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Paris

Administered by City of Paris, P. O. Box 9037, Paris, Texas 75460

Located Post Office, Paris, Texas

Nearby plaque: "In Memoriam. To our Lamar County heroes who made the supreme sacrifice. 1917 - The World War - 1918. Gift of J. J. Culbertson, 1925."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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