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Hardy, John G.,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- North Providence
Sculpture
On to Victory, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hardy, John G., sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
On to Victory, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast Nov. 12, 1919. Dedicated May 30, 1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: field stone boulder.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft.
Inscription:
Gorham Co. Founders (On plaque on base:) Erected and Dedicated/in Grateful Recognition of their/Services to the Men from North/Providence who entered the Service/of their Country to Fight in the/World War and who Pledged their/Lives to the cause of World Wide/Liberty. Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Running figure of a World War I doughboy in full uniform, unkempt from battle. He holds his gun in his proper right hand and points with his proper left hand. The plaque is decorated with four groups of soldiers marching across the top and a Greek or Roman soldier with a shield in the middle.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- North Providence
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of North Providence, Department of Public Works, 2 Malfalda Street, North Providence, Rhode Island 02904
Located St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1964 Smith Street, North Providence, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Erected to the memory of North Providence citizens who served in World War I. The boulder was provided by the Angell Farm in Johnston, RI. IAS include citations to The Observer North Providence 200th Anniversary Issue (Greenville, RI) v. x, no. 5 (April 8, 1965) and the book "Looking Back Four Score Years 1845-1925," by Frank C. Angell (Centredale, RI: Centredale Press/Post Office Building, 1925, pg. 140-142.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI5003, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 164-165.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 165.
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 RI000109
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Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000109
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