61st District War Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

Keck, Charles 1875-1951

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.

Installed in 1922

Control number

IAS 76003594

Type

Sculptures-Stele

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Figure: bronze; Stele base: polished Stoney Creek granite

Owner/Location

Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021

Located Greenwood Playground Ocean Parkway at Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn New York

Title

Sixty-first District War Memorial, (sculpture)

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Figure female--Full length

History--United States--World War I

Allegory

Record ID

siris_ari_7748

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