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    		• Niehaus, Charles Henry,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Bureau Brothers,
     
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    		• Richfield & Rogers,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
     
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    Planting the Standard of Democracy in Honor of Newark's Soldiers, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Bureau Brothers, founder.
    Richfield & Rogers, design firm.
    Title: 
    Planting the Standard of Democracy in Honor of Newark's Soldiers, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Victory Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1920. Dedicated 1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 75 ft.
    Inscription: 
    C.H. Niehaus Scp Grantwood N.J. Bureau Bros/Bronze Founders (On base, panel 1:) PLANTING THE STANDARD/OF DEMOCRACY/ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE/OF NEWARK IN HONOR OF/EACH OF ITS CITIZENS/WHO SERVED HIS COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918 (On base, panel 2:) 20,863/NEWARK MEN SERVED/IN THE MILITARY FORCES/OF THE UNITED STATES/APRIL 6, 1917 TO NOV. 11, 1918//within this memorial/there is a record of/their names (On base, panel 3:) CAMPAIGNS - BATTLES/OF NEWARK TROOPS/HAUTE ALSACE - MEUSE ARGONNE/MALBROUCK HILL - LIMEY/MOLLEVILE - BOIS DE LOGES/BOIS D'OR MONT - GRAND PRE/ETRAYES - BOIS DE BOURGOGNE/GRAND MONTAGNE - TOUL/BOIS DE BELLEAU - BRIQUENAY (On base, panel 4:) THIS MONUMENT SYMBOLIZES/THE PATRIOTIC IDEALS/OF THE SONS OF NEWARK/WHO BORE ARMS AGAINST THE/CENTRAL POWERS OF EUROPE/ERECTED UNDER THE/DIRECTION OF THE VICTORY/CELEBRATION COMMITTEE/CHARLES P. GILLEN - CHAIRMAN signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    At the base of a tall slender column is a bronze sculpture depicting four symbolic soldiers planting a flag. One figure holds the flag about to be unfurled, two figures hold the flagpole in place, and the fourth figure secures the pole at the base. The column is topped by an American eagle. The figures are grouped around the base of the column. The sculpture rests atop an octagonal granite base adorned with four reliefs representing: Patriotism, Sacrifice, Law and Order, and Fraternity. The base of the sculpture is surrounded by a metal fence.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure group -- Male
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object -- Other -- Flag
    Allegory -- Civic -- Democracy
    Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism
    Allegory -- Civic -- Law
    Allegory -- Life -- Manhood
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Newark, Department of Engineering, 970 Broad Street, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey 07102
    Located Lincoln Park, Newark, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The base was designed by the firm of Richfield and Rogers. Roman Bronze works supplied the bronze eagle at the top of the column. IAS files contain an unidentified newspaper article discussing Niehaus' design that that won the sculpture competition for the Newark World War I memorial.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    "Newark Museum Quarterly," Newark, N.J.: Newark Museum Association, Winter 1975.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5009, 1989.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
    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 76001630
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