(It Shall Not Be Again), (sculpture).

(It Shall Not Be Again), (sculpture).

Pollia, Joseph P., 1893-1954, sculptor.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

(It Shall Not Be Again), (sculpture).

1934. Copyrighted 1934. Dedicated May 30, 1934.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Stoney Creek granite; Foundation: cement.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 9 1/8 in. x 4 ft. 9 1/4 in. (1,120 lbs.).

Joseph P. Pollia Sc. N.Y. 1934 ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y. (On bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) IT/SHALL/NOT/BE/AGAIN (On bronze plaque on back of base, raised letters:) DEDICATED/IN MEMORY OF/THOSE OF ORANGE WHO/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1919 signed Founder's mark appears.

A figure of a seated World War I soldier in uniform, places his proper left arm around the back of a young boy who stands next to him. The boy is dressed in a shirt, knickers, socks and shoes and holds a book tucked under his proper left arm. The boy's proper right hand, balled into a fist, extends across in front of the soldier. The sculpture is placed atop a two-tiered base decorated with a plaque that depicts a profiled female figure. Her proper left hand is placed over the top of a shield and her proper right hand is held up to her face. A helmet, gun, and possibly a canteen are placed at her feet. Eleven stars on the shield denote the eleven young men from Orange who gave their lives in World War I. The sculpture and base rest atop a cement foundation.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure group -- Male & Child

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

State of Being -- Evil -- War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Orange

Administered by Town of Orange, 6 Prospect Street, Orange, Massachusetts 01364

Located Veteran's Memorial Park, South Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts

The sculpture cost $4,300 with funds originating from state reimbursements on soldier's bonuses. The sculpture honors those men from Orange who served in World War I. A plaque on nearby boulder reads: 1917 (Symbol for Yankee Division) 1919/IN MEMORY/OF/COMPANY E 104th U.S. INF./26th DIV./A.E.F./ERECTED BY CO. E VET. ASSN. AUG 20 1932/LEAVITT MCH. CO./ORANGE, MASS.

IAS files contain related articles from the Enterprise and Journal (Orange, Massachusetts), May 24, 1934 and May 31, 1934, pg. 1, 8. Related newspaper clippings, poems and photographs are on file at the Wheeler Memorial Library (Orange, Massachusetts).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994

Enterprise and Journal (Orange, MA), May 31, 1934.

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