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Walter, Joseph,
History -- Europe
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- German
Object -- Weapon
Sculpture
Relief
German Prisoners of War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walter, Joseph, 1896-1987, sculptor.
Title:
German Prisoners of War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fordingham German Prisoners of War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1919.
Medium:
Relief: Portland stone; Wall: Portland stone.
Dimensions:
Relief: Approx. 60 x 51 x 12 in.; Wall: approx. 75 x 116 x 57 in.
Inscription:
(Across lower edge:) HIER RUHEN DEUTSCHE KRIEGER IN / FREMDER ERDE DOCH UNVERGESSEN / 1914 DORCHESTER 1919 (translated as Here rest German warriors in foreign soil yet unforgotten)
Description:
Rectangular relief depicting a kneeling German soldier, his body turned in profile to the right, and his head bowed. In his hands he holds his rifle vertically in front of him. The relief flanked by two iron crosses is installed in the alcove of a stone wall.
Subject:
History -- Europe -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Ethnic -- German
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Sculpture
Relief
Owner:
St. George's Church, High Street, Cemetery on Kings Road at Holloway Road, Fordingham, England DT1 1LB -2.426510
Remarks:
The artist was a German prisoner of war in Dorchester's prisoner of war camp during the World War I. The memorial was designed by another prisoner of war K. Bartholmay.
References:
Inventory Staff, 2018.
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 71501319
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