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World War I Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Bostick, Virginia L., "The Public Monuments and Sculpture of Morristown, New Jersey," Morris County Free Library, 1978.
Joseph Nicolosi (On front of bronze relief:) IN BOOKS ARE SEALED WHAT/HISTORY HAS PENNED/WHAT STATESMEN PLANNED WHAT/CAPTAINS TURNED THE TIDE/THE HUMBLEST HEART TO LIBERTY/A FRIEND/HERE SHARES THE FAITH FOR WHICH/HER SOLDIERS DIED./Edgar Lee Masters/ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF MORRISTOWN/NOVEMBER 11, 1928/JOSEPH NICOLOSI-SCULPTOR (Bronze plaque on back of base:) Dulce et Decorum/Est Pro Patria Mori/(list of twenty-six names of Morristown residents who died fighting in World War I) signed
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.
Summary
A monument consisting of an oblong granite base adorned on the front with a bronze relief of a female representing Winged Victory. She stands with her proper left arm and wing extended over the heads of a group of marching World War I soldiers. She holds a palm frond in her raised proper right hand. She is barefoot and is dressed in a sleeveless, ankle-length robe with armor on her upper torso. The monument is mounted on a stepped base.
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
sculptor
Nicolosi, Joseph 1893-1961
designer
Brinley, John R.
Holbrook, John S.
engineer
Slavin, Abraham
landscape architect
Brinley and Holbrook
Date
Dedicated Nov. 12, 1928
Medium
Relief: bronze; Base: granite or marble
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures

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