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Koncevec, Charles,
Josset, Raoul,
American Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Girenas, Stasys
Portrait male -- Darius, Stephonas
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Lithuanian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Darius-Girenas Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Koncevec, Charles, architect.
Josset, Raoul, 1899-1957, sculptor.
American
Bronze
Company
,
founder
.
Title:
Darius-Girenas Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1934. Cast 1935. Unveiled on May 5, 1935.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble with
bronze
reliefs and lettering.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 18 x 12 x 25.
Inscription:
(
Bronze
lettering between reliefs:) COMMEMORATING THE TRANS/ATLANTIC FLIGHT FROM NEW/YORK TO KANNAS LITHUANIA BY/CAPTAIN STEPONAS DARIUS/LIEUTENANT STASYS GIRENAS/JULY 17, 1933/DARIUS/1897-1933/GIRENAS/1895-1933 (On marble:) Erected by Lithuanian-Americans/in memory of the heroic fliers/who met with tragic death upon/the threshold of their goal/Anno Domini/MCMXXXV (On marble, below
bronze
section:) SI SAVO SKRIDIMA.SKIRIAME IR AUKUOJARE TAU, JANNOJI LIETUVA (On lower front of
bronze
relief:) CAST BY AM ART
BRONZE
FDY - CHICAGO - 1935
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
Large marble structure with a semi-circular
bronze
middle section consisting of two portrait reliefs located on either side of an inscription. The reliefs of Stasys Girenas and Stephonas Darius, two Chicago fliers who died trying to establish a record flight time between New York and the capital of Lithuania, show the men in profile. Each face looks toward the center inscription section commemorating their historic flight. At the top of the structure is a
bronze
globe which shows their planes flying from New York to Lithuania.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Girenas, Stasys
Portrait male -- Darius, Stephonas
Occupation -- Military -- Captain
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Ethnic -- Lithuanian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Located Marquette Park, 67th & California Street, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
Charles Koncevec was the architect for the monument and Raoul Josset was the sculptor who created the
bronze
reliefs of the pilots. IAS files contain a copy the address given at the Darius-Girenas memorial service held in Marquette Park on July 19, 1936.
References:
Index of
American
Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Chicago Park District, 1976.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 208.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Berchem-Nigg, Kenneth, 2006.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 208.
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 75004282
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