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World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Campbell-Horigan Granite Company, contractor. Title:  World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Edgewood World War I Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1920. Copyrighted 1920. Dedicated Nov. 12, 1922. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite with bronze plaques. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 s 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. Diam. 8 ft. Inscription:  J. Paulding, Sculptor Copyright 1920 Chicago (Proper left of figure:) American Art Bronze Foundry (Octagonal-shaped base, front plaque:) AS TRUE EXEMPLARS OF THE/SPIRIT OF AMERICA/AND BRAVE DEFENDERS OF/CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION/EDGEWOOD/ARE HERE RECORDED IN EVERLASTING BRONZE THE NAMES OF/THOSE WHO HONORED HER AND, FOR THEMSELVES, WON FAIR RENOWN/IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY./1917 - 1918/DUNCAN HUGH CAMERON/ROY CAHRLES HOOVER/EUGENE JEFFCOAT KOENIG/OREN EDMUND KAHLE/RAY S. MCWHINNEY/HARLD ARCHIBALD KNAPP/CLYDE STERRY SAWHILL/"FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH" (Bronze honor roll name plaques appear on other sides of octagonal-shaped base.) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Male figure wearing World War I military uniform stands with his proper right hand on his proper right hip. His proper left knee is bent and his proper left leg in forward. The figure holds his gun vertically by the barrel end. The gun rests against the figure's proper left knee. The figure rests atop a circular base with an octagonal shaped middle section. Bronze honor roll plaques are attached to the octagonal-shaped band. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun 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 Borough Park, Race Street & Swissvale Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Seven pink oak trees are planted around the monument in memory of the seven men who died. Monument committee: Civic Club of Edgewood. On bronze tablets affixed to base are the names of all Edgewood service men and women. References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 343-344. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0251, 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. 368. 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 64480179   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480179 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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