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Brazer, Clarence Wilson,
History -- United States
Object -- Other
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lansdowne
Sculpture
World War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brazer, Clarence Wilson, 1880- , designer.
Title:
World War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
War Memorial Monument, (sculpture).
Lansdowne World War I Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1920. 1921. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1921. Rededicated Nov. 7, 1998.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x Diam. 11 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 in.
Inscription:
(On rear of column:) TO THE HONOR/OF THE MEN FROM LANSDOWNE/WHO ENTERED THE GREAT WORLD WAR/1914-1918/THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED/BY THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN/IN TOKEN OF SORROW OF THEIR LIVES/OF PRIDE IN THEIR VALOR/AND IN THE FULL ASSURANCE/THAT THE MEMORY OF THEIR HEROISM/IN LIFE AND DEATH/WILL INSPIRE/THE FUTURE YOUTH OF LANSDOWNE/WITH THE SAME/COURAGE AND DEVOTION (On front of column:) OUR/HONORED/DEAD/(list of names of those who died) unsigned
Description:
War memorial consisting of a round column topped by a globe of the world held up and surrounded by a row of eagles. The column is decorated with different crests, military insignias and a row of chiseled stars. The column sits atop a two-tiered octagonal base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Object -- Other -- Globe
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lansdowne
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by William Penn School District, Bell Avenue & MacDade Boulevard, Yeadon, Pennsylvania 19050
Located Penn Wood High School, Essex Avenue, Clover Avenue at Highland Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 19050
Remarks:
In 1919, a committee was formed to investigate the best way to memorialize Lansdowne veterans. Various ideas were submitted to the committee, but in May of 1920, local resident and architect Clarence Brazer submitted a drawing of the World War Memorial that was approved, and construction on his design began that same year. The memorial was originally erected at the Lansdowne High School. In 1929, when the new high school opened at its current location, the monument was relocated across the street from the school. In the early 1930s, the memorial was moved to the south end of the school. IAS files contain transcript of text of nearby interpretative signage. Missing eagle heads, wings, and bench corners were replaced in 1998 treatment.
Conservation:
Treated 1998. John Carr (Philadelphia, PA). Treatment report on file with conservator.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evening Bulletin, Nov. 11, 1921.
Delaware County Daily Times, April 16, 1998.
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 PA000102
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Control Number
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