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The vast majority of works in this section are memorial sculptures, most of which feature women as allegorical representations of countries and/or ideals. However, a few of the sculptures memorialize the efforts of women during the war.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.A. GHIOLI QUINCY MASS. (Lower front of column:) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN GRATEFUL REMEMBERENCE (sic)/OF OUR HEROES WHO SERVED/IN ALL WARS FOR THE TRIUMP (sic)/OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM/WATERFORD/A GIFT FROM/CHARLES H.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
A. GHIOLI QUINCY MASS. (Lower front of column:) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN GRATEFUL REMEMBERENCE (sic)/OF OUR HEROES WHO SERVED/IN ALL WARS FOR THE TRIUMP (sic)/OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM/WATERFORD/A GIFT FROM/CHARLES H. KAVANAUGH TO HIS HOMETOWN/1922 (Tablet on left side of monument:) CIVIL WAR/(twenty-seven male names follow)/WORLD WAR I/(eight male names follow)/TOWN OF WATERFORD, JUNE 10, 1989 (Tablet on right side of monument:) WORLD WAR II/(twenty male names follow)/KOREA/(three male names follow)/VIETNAM/(four male names follow)/TOWN OF WATERFORD/JUNE 10, 1989 Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
The monument consists of a bronze sculpture of a female figure standing atop a tall, square granite column flanked at its base by bronze figures of a World War I soldier and World War I sailor. The female figure, possibly representing Liberty, holds a flag in her proper left hand and a laurel wreath in her proper right hand. She has shoulder-length hair and wears a tiara with a five-pointed star. She is dressed in long robes that are belted at the waist. Below her on her proper left, the soldier carries a gun with a bayonet and marches with his proper left leg forward. Below her on her proper right, the sailor carries a gun with a bayonet and marches with his proper right leg forward. On the lower front of the column, there is a bronze eagle with wings spread, holding a quiver of arrows, laurel leaves, and an olive branch in its talons. The memorial is flanked by two commemorative tablets listing the names of those who serve in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Date
Dedicated 1922. Steles: June 1989
fabricator
A. Ghioli
Control number
IAS NY000493
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, fig. 14.Inventory staff, 2003.Obelisk topped by seated bronze sculpture of Lady Liberty. The female figure wears a World War I helmet and holds a staff crowned by an eagle.
Notes
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, fig. 14.
Inventory staff, 2003.
Summary
Obelisk topped by seated bronze sculpture of Lady Liberty. The female figure wears a World War I helmet and holds a staff crowned by an eagle.
Date
1930
sculptor
Novelli, James S. 1885-1940
Beck, A. Raphael 1858-1947
fabricator
Memorial Art Company
Control number
IAS 88630005
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Atop a tall shaft stands a classically draped female holding a sword in front of her with her proper right hand and a shield in her proper left. A crown is upon her head.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Summary
Atop a tall shaft stands a classically draped female holding a sword in front of her with her proper right hand and a shield in her proper left. A crown is upon her head. The sculpture is mounted atop a four-sided tapered shaft with beveled corners set upon a base. The top of the shaft is draped by a cloth.
Two soldiers flank the base of the shaft. Each figure is mounted in front of an arched niche. On the east side stands a Civil War general wearing a beard and mustache. He grips the handle of his sword with both hands in front of him. The point of the sword rests on the ground. On the west side stands a rifleman with both hands resting on butt of an upturned gun. The barrel tip of the gun is grounded at his feet. "U.S." appears on his belt buckle and he wears a three-quarter length coat and a cap. One side of the base is decorated with a relief of an eagle with its wings spread and the words "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on a rippling ribbon. Behind the eagle are two crossed flags. The flags are furled and tied together with a ribbon. The corners of the base are decorated with upright cannon barrels in relief.
Date
Dedicated June 30, 1887
sculptor
Unknown
Control number
IAS NY001167
New York City Dapartment of Parks & Recreation, 2002.Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Notes
New York City Dapartment of Parks & Recreation, 2002.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Date
1923. Dedicated June 9, 1923
sculptor
Brewster, George Thomas 1862-1943
Control number
IAS 76002757
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.(On back of sculpture, lower left:) D. C. LITHGOW SC. 1930 (On each plaque:) D. C.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On back of sculpture, lower left:) D. C. LITHGOW SC. 1930 (On each plaque:) D. C. LITHGOW (copyright symbol) (On plaque, front:) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (On plaque, right:) AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM (On plaque, left:) THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT/ARE LEFT GROW OLD. AGE DOES NOT/WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN (On base, rear:) LIEUT./ORVILLE PARKER/JOHNSON/103 MACHINE GUN/BATTALION, 20TH DIV./KILLED IN ACTION/AT TORCY FRANCE/JULY 18TH 1918/SON OF/M. W. CHARLES H. JOHNSON/GRAND MASTER signed
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Summary
Full-length figure of a uniformed World War I soldier stands on a pedestal and tiered base. Uniform items include knee-length, laced-up boots, ammunition belt, cap and a crop or military stick, held horizontally in both hands behind the figure's back. There is a bas-relief on each side of the pedestal. The reliefs on the sides depict groups of soldiers and sailors. The relief on the front contains a female allegorical figure in Classical dress, holding a dove. She is flanked by soldiers. The relief on the rear depicts a uniformed soldier and sailor, each face inward and each blow a bugle. There are fish-like creatures on the base tiers.
Date
1930. Copyrighted 1930. Installed June 21, 1930
sculptor
Lithgow, David Cunningham 1868-1958
Control number
IAS NY001667
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.Image on file.(On front of sculpture base, raised lettering:) MAJOR GENERAL UPTON (On front of projecting base, incised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SOLDIERS SAILORS/AND MARINES/OF GENESEE COUNTY (On rear of base:) DEDICATED TO THOSE
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On front of sculpture base, raised lettering:) MAJOR GENERAL UPTON (On front of projecting base, incised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE SOLDIERS SAILORS/AND MARINES/OF GENESEE COUNTY (On rear of base:) DEDICATED TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF GENESEE COUNTY WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II KOREA AND VIET NAM (On north side of base:) BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 BULL RUN FAIR OAKS MALVERN HILL CEDAR MOUNTAIN MANASSES (sic) ANTIETAM FREDERICKSBURG CHANCELLORSVILLE VICKSBURG GETTYSBURG CHICKAMAUGA MISSIONARY RIDGE ATLANTA WILDERNESS APPOMATOX SPOTSYLVANIA PETERSBURG COLD HARBOR MONOCACY WINCHESTER CEDAR CREEK FIVE FORTS (On south side of base:) BATTLES OF WORLD WAR - APR. 6, 1917 - NOV. 11, 1918 CAMBRAI SOMME LYS AISNE CANTIGNY BELLEAU WOOD CHATEAU-THIERRY MONTDIDIER-NOYON CHAMPAGNE-MARNE AISNE-MARNE OISE-AISNE YPRES-LYS ST. MIHIEL MEUSE-ARGONNE VITTORIO-UENETO unsigned
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Summary
General Emory Upton stands on a projecting base at the front of a large obelisk. He is dressed in a Civil War General's uniform - a knee-length, belted garment with a high collar, a cape, brimmed hat and boots. He holds a sword in his proper left hand, the tip of which rests on the ground near his proper left foot. He holds a scroll in his proper right hand. The obelisk is topped by a bronze eagle, with outstretched wings. The eagle stands atop a ball with four mooring rings.
Date
1917-1918. Dedicated Aug. 6, 1919
fabricator
C. A. Worden Granite Company
Subject
Upton, Emory
Control number
IAS NY000705
Inventory staff, 2007.Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985Winged female figure in classical dress holding left arm straight-up in the air with right arm and right foot stretched back as if she is walking forward.
Notes
Inventory staff, 2007.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Summary
Winged female figure in classical dress holding left arm straight-up in the air with right arm and right foot stretched back as if she is walking forward.
Date
Ca. 1923
sculptor
Heber, Carl Augustus 1874/75-1956
Control number
IAS 76002775
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.Newburgh-Beacon Evening News, Nov. 9, 1987, pg. 1A.Times Herald Record (Newburgh, New York), Nov. 11, 1987, pg.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Newburgh-Beacon Evening News, Nov. 9, 1987, pg. 1A.
Times Herald Record (Newburgh, New York), Nov. 11, 1987, pg. 2.
(On helmet:) (copyright symbol) 1986 RICHARD MASLOSKI (On bench:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MICHAEL KRAWETZ (Incised on wall:) ORANGE COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL/DEDICATED NOVEMBER 8, 1987 (On rear of wall:) DESIGNED AND SCULPTED BY/RICHARD MASLOSKI (On plaque:) ROLL OF HONOR/IN MEMORY OF THOSE ORANGE COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY/WORLD WAR I/(Names follow)/WORLD WAR II/(Names follow)/KOREA/(Names follow)VIETNAM (Names follow) signed
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Summary
Full-length uniformed soldier stands on a low, flat base. He wars a unfiorm, which includes a backpack, canteen, ammunition belt and a helmet, held behind his back in his proper left hand. A downward pointing rifle hangs from his proper right shoulder. The figure leans with his upraised proper right arm, against a wall with rough-hewn edges. The wall bears a large plaque which honors Orange County citizens who served in the armed forces during America's twentieth century wars. There is a bench behind the wall.
Date
1986. Copyrighted 1986. Dedicated Nov. 8, 1987
sculptor
Masloski, Richard 1954-2018
founder
Tallix
Control number
IAS NY001941
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.(On front of shaft, incised lettering:) SERVICE/FOR THE/UNION (On front of short column, incised lettering:) IN HONOR OF/CROSBY POST.302/G.A.R/GIFT OF WILLIAM ANDREW FERRIS (On bronze plaque, rear of base:) (List of memb
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On front of shaft, incised lettering:) SERVICE/FOR THE/UNION (On front of short column, incised lettering:) IN HONOR OF/CROSBY POST.302/G.A.R/GIFT OF WILLIAM ANDREW FERRIS (On bronze plaque, rear of base:) (List of members of Crosby Post No. 302, G.A.R.) (On front of left tablet, incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO THE/HONOR AND SACRIFICE/OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY/IN/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR/WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II/LET NONE FORGET/ERECTED SEPT. 12, 1981/BREWSTER, N.Y. (On front of right tablet, incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO THE/HONOR AND SACRIFICE/OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY/IN/KOREAN WAR/VIETNAM WAR/LET NONE FORGET/ERECTED SEPT. 12, 1981/BREWSTER, N.Y.
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Summary
A sculpture honoring those who served for the Union during the Civil War, consisting of a nude adolescent boy, in bronze, on a short tapered base in front of a tall, shaft topped by a bronze eagle. The eagle is perched on a fasces with head turned to the proper left. The boy stands at attention holding a rolled flag and saber horizontally against his chest with both arms. He stands in front of a shield nearly his height. Fabric drapes over the boy's proper left shoulder, around his back and over the shield. Two tablets commemorating the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars flank the sculpture. The sculpture and tablets are mounted on a short base with a step in the front and a square projection at each front corner. Each projection is topped by a bronze cannonball and chain.
Date
Dedicated May 1933. Rededicated Sept. 12, 1981
sculptor
Beach, Chester 1881-1956
founder
Roman Bronze Works
Control number
IAS NY000788
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.Erected 1922 (On plinth:) I KONTI SC (On tablet:) 1917/1918 (On wall:) In Memory of the Sons of Yonkers Who Died in the World War 1917-1918 (Four rows of names follow) signedThe information provided about this artwork wa
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Erected 1922 (On plinth:) I KONTI SC (On tablet:) 1917/1918 (On wall:) In Memory of the Sons of Yonkers Who Died in the World War 1917-1918 (Four rows of names follow) signed
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Summary
Full-length Classical female figure in a hooded garment representing Fame holds a tablet in both hands at her proper left side and a stylus in her proper right hand. She surmounts a semi-circular monument flanked by plaques which list names of Yonkers men who died in World War I. Eagles top the plaques. Plaques for later wars are later additions.
Date
1922
sculptor
Konti, Isidore 1862-1938
Control number
IAS NY001856
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.(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 signedThe informatio
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
(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
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Summary
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.
Date
1923
sculptor
Piccirilli, Attilio 1866-1945
Control number
IAS NY000631
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, fig. 9.A full-length female figure representing victory stands with a flag in one hand and a tablet in the other. A bald eagle with outstretched wings is at the top of the memorial.
Notes
Murphy, Josephine, "Novelli, a forgotten sculptor," Boston: Branden Books, 2003, fig. 9.
Summary
A full-length female figure representing victory stands with a flag in one hand and a tablet in the other. A bald eagle with outstretched wings is at the top of the memorial.
Date
1928
sculptor
Novelli, James S. 1885-1940
architectural firm
A. H. Bowie & Son
Control number
IAS 88630004
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.Image on file.H A MacNeil Sculp MCMXXV (On sculpture:) THE WORLD WAR/IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES signedThe
Notes
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
Image on file.
H A MacNeil Sculp MCMXXV (On sculpture:) THE WORLD WAR/IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES signed
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Summary
Winged female figure standing on her proper left foot holding a sword upward. There is a shield attached to her proper left forearm and she is cradling a large feathered of scaled object. Nearby, on both the right and the left side of the sculpture are benches. On back of the statue there is a depiction of the Liberty Bell and the engraved names of those who died.
Date
Dedicated in 1925
sculptor
MacNeil, Hermon A. 1866-1947
Control number
IAS 76003622
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, 2002.
Notes
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, 2002.
Date
1996
sculptor
Hines, Glen
fabricator
Modern Art Foundry
Control number
IAS 71500778
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.G. K.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
G. K. Lathrop (On upper edge of base:) 1914-1918 ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED THAT THIS WAR MIGHT END WAR AND THIS WORLD BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY (On plaque on side: names of 145 who died) signed
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Summary
The granite base of the flagpole features three rectangular panels with relief images representing soldiers of World War I. The three panels depict: 1) two soldiers with a dog and birds in the background; 2) two soldiers with a horse in foreground; and 3) a soldier walking with nurses. The fourth side of the flagpole base contains a plaque listing the names of 145 who died in World War I.
Date
1933
sculptor
Lathrop, Gertrude Katherine 1896-1986
Control number
IAS NY001486
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994.Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.Charles Keck (On stele above niche:) IN HONOR OF/THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/191
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
Charles Keck (On stele above niche:) IN HONOR OF/THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917 1918 (On right side of stele:) HINDENBURG LINE/ST MIHIEL MEUSEARGONNE (On left side of stele:) AISNE MARNE/CHATTEAU THIERRY/BELLEAU WOOD (On bronze podium:) THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM (list of names of men from the 61st district who died during World War I)/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS signed
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Summary
Polished granite stele with a bronze-lined niche in which a bronze female figure stands at a podium. The podium is inscribed with the names of the men who died during World War I. The figure's proper right hand rests on top of the podium with a bouquet of flowers. Her proper left hand is raised to her shoulder and holds a sword vertically. A butt of a rifle and a large chain appear at the base of the podium.
Date
Installed in 1922
sculptor
Keck, Charles 1875-1951
Control number
IAS 76003594
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5018, 1989.Monumental News, Oct. 1920, pg.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5018, 1989.
Monumental News, Oct. 1920, pg. 779.
Image on file.
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) "For Our Tomorrow They Gave Their Today"/(Names of 43 Endicott-Johnson employees who gave their lives during World War I) (On tablet on front of base between two seated workers:) This monument honors the glorious patriotism and self-sacrifice of the Endicott-Johnson Workers, who, in every capacity contributed their all to the cause of human liberty during the World War (On seven rectangular bronze plaques mounted on sides of base:) (Names of 1,710 Endicott-Johnson employees who served during World War I)
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Summary
A Red Cross nurse stands dressed in a long gown and veil. The sculpture is mounted upon an octagonal column set upon an octagonal base with a stepped bottom. Four male military figures are mounted on the base around the bottom of the column. The figures represent branches of the military. In the front, an aviator holds a propeller in one hand and field glasses in the other. He wears a belted, heavy coat with high boots. A sailor, on the right side, holds an anchor wound with chains. On the left side, a marine stands wearing a helmet with his proper right hand on a rifle and his proper left hand holding a saber. At the rear, a soldier stands resting his hands on the barrel of a rifle in front of him. At the bottom front of the base are a seated male and female in civilian clothes holding an oak and laurel wreath which encloses a bronze tablet situated between them. They represent the workers who stayed at home and aided in the war effort. The sculpture is surrounded by a multisided fence and walkway.
Date
Dedicated Sept. 6, 1920
sculptor
Moretti, Giuseppe 1857-1935
Control number
IAS NY001164
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.Image on file.(On proper left side:) BRUCE WILDER SAVILLE, SC./1927 (On proper right side:) AMER. ART FDRY.
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On proper left side:) BRUCE WILDER SAVILLE, SC./1927 (On proper right side:) AMER. ART FDRY. NY (On front face of monument in raised bronze letters:) TO THOSE WHO SERVED/IN OUR NATION'S WARS/THROUGH WHOSE COURAGE/AND SACRIFICE CAME/VICTORY AND PEACE (On back face of monument is a plaque listing names of Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I veterans) (On back face of base is a plaque listing names for World War II and Korea) (On back face of base is a plaque listing names for Vietnam) (On bronze plaque on side face of monument:) EDGAR H. EGGLESTON III/SGT. US AIR FORCE/KILLED - FLIGHT 103/TERRORIST BOMBING/DECEMBER 21, 1988 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary
Two full-length female figures in high relief. The bronze figures stand on granite pedestal, part of a larger granite backdrop. The figure on the proper left stands slightly behind the figure on the proper right. She holds high an olive branch in her proper left hand, and a torch in her proper right hand. The figure on the proper right holds a bower. Both figures wear classical garments.
Date
1927
sculptor
Saville, Bruce Wilder 1893-1938
founder
American Art Foundry
Control number
IAS NY000735

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