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Sculptor:
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin 1861-1944  Search this
Architect:
Dinsmore, William Ware  Search this
Founder:
Reed and Barton  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Town of Sherborn Board of Selectmen 19 Washington Street, P. O. Box 186 Sherborn Massachusetts 01770
Located South Main, North Main, & Washington Streets Sherborn Massachusetts
Date:
1923. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1924
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Summary:
The memorial consists of a bronze female figure of Memory standing on a small granite base in the middle of large granite architectural setting. Memory is draped in a long robe and she holds a wreath and a World War I helmet on her proper left arm. Her proper right hand is held up to her cheek in contemplation and she stands with her weight resting on her proper right leg. The sculpture is installed against a tall granite wall that is flanked by two low granite walls and two granite benches. Six bronze inscription plaques are set into the low granite walls on either side of the sculpture and one bronze inscription plaque is set into the base beneath the sculpture.
Topic:
History--United States--King Philip's War  Search this
History--United States--Revolution  Search this
History--United States--War of 1812  Search this
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
History--United States--Spanish American War  Search this
History--United States--World War I  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Allegory--Other--Memory  Search this
Allegory--Civic--War  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Helmet  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87740267
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299866