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Portrait male -- Brigham, William Munroe, Jr.
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Marlborough
Boulder
Sculpture
Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1920.
Medium:
Plaque: bronze; Base: granite boulder.
Dimensions:
Plaque: approx. H. 1 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of plaque:) LIEUT WM. MUNROE BRIGHAM JR/PARK/DEDICATED BY THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH/TO THE MEMORY OF/LIEUT. WILLIAM MUNROE BRIGHAM JR./109TH INFAN. 26TH DIV. U.S.A./BORN IN MARLBOROUGH DEC. 12, 1894/KILLED LEADING A CHARGE AT EPIEDS NEAR CHATEAU THIERRY FRANCE JULY 22, 1918/WHERE HE WAS CITED FOR DISTINGUISHED AND EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY HIS LAST WORDS WERE "COME ON" unsigned
Description:
A rectangular bronze inscription plaque featuring a relief portrait of Lieut. William Munroe Brigham, Jr. is attached to a granite boulder. Lieut. Brigham is dressed in his military uniform.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Brigham, William Munroe, Jr. -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
History -- United States -- World War I
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Marlborough
Boulder
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Marlborough, Marlborough Historical Commission, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
Located Main Street, in front of church, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial was erected by the City of Marlborough in honor of Lieut. William Munroe Brigham, Jr. who lost his life during World War I while leading a charge at Epieds in France.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MA000650
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000650
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