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Sculptor:
Kalish, Max 1891-1945  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: metal, partially gilded; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Monongahela 449 West Main Street Monongahela Pennsylvania 15063
Located Chess Park Chess & Seventh Streets Monongahela Pennsylvania
Date:
1920
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(On sculpture base, proper left:) M. Kalish sc. 1920 (Bronze plaque on front of base:) ROLL OF HONOR/1917 1919/THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED AND DEDICATED BY THE PEOPLE OF MONONGAHELA/IN HONOR OF THEIR BOYS WHO ANSWERED OUR COUNTRY'S/CALL IN THE WORLD WAR (lists of names follows) Additional text plaque on flared lower portion of base 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:
Winged female figure of Victory, wearing drapery and a crown of laurel leaves. She holds a sword in her upraised proper right hand and steps forward with her proper right foot. The sculpture is mounted atop a gray granite base with bronze honor roll which features relief of an eagle and flag.
Topic:
History--United States--World War I  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Allegory--Other--Triumph  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001530
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342692