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Vittor, Frank,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
World War II Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Vittor, Frank, 1888-1968, sculptor.
Title:
World War II Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Eighth Ward World War II Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1949.
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone with bronze reliefs.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. Diam. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Shaft plaque:) DEDICATED/TO THE/MEMORY/OF THE/8TH WARD/ MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED/IN/WORLD WAR II/ERECTED FROM FUNDS/ PUBLICLY SUBSCRIBED(Shaft plaque:) WITH HUMILITY/GRATITUDE/AND REMEMBRANCE/WE/HONOR FOREVER/THOSE/OUR NEIGHBORS/WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES/IN/WORLD WAR II/THAT WE/WHO HERE READ/MIGHT LIVE/IN THESE/UNITED STATES/IN PEACE WITH/BOTH GOD AND MAN (Shaft plaque:) PAX/O GOD FROM WHOM/PROCEED/HOLY DESIRES//RIGHT COUNSELS/AND JUST WORKS/GRANT TO US/THY SERVANTS/THAT PEACE/WHICH THE WORLD/CANNOT GIVE/THAT OUR HEARTS/HAVING BEEN DEDICATED TO/THY COMMANDMENTS/AND THE DANGER/FROM ENEMIES/REMOVED/OUR TIMES THROUGH/THY PROTECTION/MAY BE PEACEFUL unsigned
Description:
A six-sided shaft flanked by four rigidly standing soldiers representing the four armed forces and crowned by three eagles in relief back to back. Three bronze plaques alternate with soldiers.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Occupation -- Military -- Marine
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Airman
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Located Morrow Park, Baum Boulevard & South Aiken & Liberty Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The effort for erecting this memorial was first conceived by Samuel Juliano, who advanced 5,300 dollars of the total twenty-two thousand dollars. The additional funds were raised by clergymen, businessmen and veteran's groups as well as by a stage benefit and general contributions. The monument to the 5,000 men and women of the Eighth Ward who had served in the war was unveiled by the Gold Star Mothers.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 295.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0240, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 321.
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 64480166
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64480166
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