Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (sculpture).

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Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (sculpture).

Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935, sculptor.

Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, (sculpture).

Memorial for Fighting Men of W. W. I, (sculpture).

Cast 1923. Dedicated July 8, 1923.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.

Overall: approx. 13 ft. 5 in. x 10 ft. 5 in. x 42 ft. 5 in.

Augustus Lukeman (On front of base, below figures:) 1917-1918/A TRIBUTE TO THE LOYALTY/AND SACRIFICE OF HER SONS/AND DAUGHTERS WHO GLORIOUSLY/DEFENDED THE LIBERTIES WON/BY THEIR FATHERS/ERECTED BY THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD/1926 (On plaque, far left side of base:) WORLD WAR I/THOUSAND YEARS/OF PEACE (On plaque, left side of base:) WORLD WAR II/CARRIED THE BANNER OF/OUR COUNTRY ACROSS/OCEANS AND BEACHES (On plaque, right side of base:) KOREA/PRESERVE THE PEACE THAT/WE ALL SHOULD ENJOY (On plaque, far right side of base:) VIETNAM/VETERANS WERE HISTORY'S/GIFT TO A GRATEFUL NATION (On urn:) FIDELIS AD MORTEM SUPRA/LET THIS LIGHT/BURN IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO/DID NOT RETURN signed

Against tall rectangular stone wall stand a group of five figures, four uniformed male figures representing the branches of the military, and one female figure representing the Goddess of War. The military figures, dressed in uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, stand two in front and two in back. Rising above them is the Goddess of War wearing a helmet and breast plate. She holds a laurel branch of victory in her raised proper right hand and a spear and shield of war in her proper right hand. The figures stand on a low rectangular base adorned on each side with low rectangular extension walls bearing bronze plaques that commemorate the wars following World War I. A few feet in front of the monument is a footed stone urn.

History -- United States -- World War I

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Allegory -- Civic -- War

Dress -- Historic -- Armor

Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet

Dress -- Accessory -- Shield

Object -- Weapon -- Spear

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Pittsfield

Administered by City of Pittsfield, Veterans Service Department, 70 Allen Street, City Hall, Room 119, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201

Located South Street Common, South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201

The monument was paid for with a $21,350 appropriation from the City of Pittsfield and $43,000 raised by the Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce. The monument committee was organized by Harry G. West who proposed the South Street Common installation site. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication program.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

The Berkshire Athenaeum, 1979.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.

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