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Aitken, Robert,
Roman Bronze Works,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Figure male
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Parris Island
Sculpture
Monument to U. S. Marines, (sculpture).
Artist:
Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Monument to U. S. Marines, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Marine Monument, (sculpture).
Iron Mike, (sculpture).
Monument to United States Marines, (sculpture).
Dates:
1923. Dedicated July 25, 1924. Relocated 1941.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Stony Creek granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. ; Base: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(Proper right bottom of sculpture:) AITKEN/FECIT (Rear, bottom of sculpture:) CAST BY ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y. (Front of base:) IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PARRIS ISLAND/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Marine infantryman of World War I holds a handgun high in his proper left hand and a large machine
gun
over his proper right shoulder. He wears a helmet or hat, and there is another helmet by his feet on his proper left side. He has a canteen and
gun
holster on his proper right hip. Sculpture is mounted on a vertical rectangular base that sits upon a shorter, broader base.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
World War I
Occupation
--
Military
--
Marine
Figure male
Object
--
Weapon
--
Gun
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Helmet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
South Carolina
--
Parris Island
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Marine Corps, Parris Island Museum, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina 29905
Located Parris Island Marine Base, Traffic island at intersection of Boulevard de France & Santo Domingo Streets, Parris Island, South Carolina
Remarks:
Memorial to the Marines of Parris Island who gave their lives in World War I. Erected by their fellow Marines. IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from The Boot (Parris Island, SC), Jan. 1977, written as an essay from the point of view of the figure in the sculpture, "Iron Mike."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1994.
United States Marine Corps, 1989.
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 64470002
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64470002
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