World War I Memorial, (sculpture) | Smithsonian Institution

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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.

Dedicated Nov. 12, 1928

Owner/Location: Administered by Town of Morristown Department of Administration 38 Dumont Place Morristown New Jersey 07960; Located Municipal Building South Street Morristown New Jersey

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: History--United States--World War I; Literature--Horace--Odes; Literature--Masters, Edward Lee; Figure female--Full length; Allegory--Other--Triumph; Figure group--Male; Occupation--Military--Soldier; Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform