Administered by Lowell Police Department Union 50 Arcano Drive Lowell Massachusetts 01854
Located John F. Kennedy Civic Center 50 Arcano Drive Lowell Massachusetts 01854
Date:
1979. Dedicated May 22, 1980
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Image on file.
MicoK 1980 (On front base plaque:) CHRISTOS G. ROUSES MEMORIAL/MAY 22, 1979/DEDICATED TO LOWELL POLICE OFFICERS/WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES (On left side of base:) JOHN H. WINN HR. MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE MAY 3, 1971 (On back base plaques:) (left plaque) PATRICK F. LEAVITT/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/DEC. 18, 1941 (middle plaque) GEORGE F. A. PEARSALL/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/APRIL 24, 1957 (right plaque) CHRISTOS G. ROUSES/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/NOV. 17, 1930 signed
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Summary:
A standing figure of a policeman placing his proper left hand on the shoulder of a small boy standing next to him. The policeman is looking down at the boy and the boy is looking up at him. The police man is dressed in his uniform and stands with his proper right leg extended slightly and his proper right hand resting behind his back. The boy, too, places his proper right hand behind his back. The sculpture rests on a low rectangular base.
