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    		• Piccirilli, Attilio,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Animal -- Sheep
     
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    		• Object -- Foliage
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    World War I, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945, sculptor.
    Title: 
    World War I, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Hooded Woman, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stone; Base: stone; Foundation: cement.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. x 13 ft. x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (At the base of the figure:) ATTILIO PICCIRILLI ELGIT - 1923 (On rear of pylon:) THAT THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME/SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR MAY REMAIN FOREVER/FRESH IN THE HEARTS OF A GRATEFUL PEOPLE signed
    Description: 
    A larger-than-life hooded female figure stands before a pylon. She holds a sword and palm frond in her proper left hand; and with her proper right hand lifts the veil away from her face. She wears a floor-length gown and sandals. The sword she holds is entwined by a vine or laurels. Behind her, the pylon is decorated on each corner with a ram's head and scrolls. The entire monument is mounted on a cement foundation.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure female -- Full length
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Animal -- Sheep
    Object -- Foliage -- Palm
    Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Albany, Department of Parks & Recreation, 7 Hoffman Avenue, Albany, New York 12209
    Located Memorial Grove, Northeast corner of South Lake & New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York
    Remarks: 
    The monument is dedicated to those who died in World War I. The monument appears to be used as a bench. IAS files contain report from the City of Albany, Department of Parks & Recreation, "Inventory, Monuments & Plaques in Outdoor Locations on City Property," Richard J. Patrick, Feb. 1988.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    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 NY000631
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