World War I Monument, (sculpture)
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Object Details
- sculptor
- Niehaus, Charles Henry 1855-1935
- Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
- Image on file.
- (On right edge of bronze base: artist's signature) (On front of base:) To perpetuate the glorious/memory of our citizen soldiery/who willingly sacrificed their lives/that civilization might not perish/we pledge our unfaltering purpose/to up hold forever the principles/for which they fought and died/John J. Pershing/General U.S. Army (On base: names of those who died 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 bronze sculpture depicting a World War I Doughboy and a Marine walking side by side with a young girl and a small bulldog beside them. The young girl holding a doll and a noise maker reaches up to touch the Marine who places his proper right hand on her shoulders. He holds a bouquet of flowers in his proper left hand. The Doughboy waves his hat in his raised proper right hand and carries his overcoat over his proper left arm. A bulldog is seated by his proper left foot. On the ground behind the two soldiers is a cluster of oak leaves and a helmet. The sculpture rests atop a rectangular base adorned with winged female figures on either side.
- Dedicated Memorial Day 1922
- Control number
- IAS 76007317
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
- Owner/Location
- Located Elysian Park 10th & 11th Streets Hoboken New Jersey
- Title
- Embarkation and Debarkation, (sculpture)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- History--United States--World War I
- Figure group
- Occupation--Military--Soldier
- Figure female--Child
- Animal--Dog--Bulldog
- Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
- Record ID
- siris_ari_18117
- Metadata Usage (text)
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