Administered City of Pittsburgh Board of Education 1305 Muriel Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15203
Located Peabody High School Highland Avenue at Margaretta Street Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Date:
1923
Notes:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 282-283.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0225, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5021, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 165.
Summary:
A cylindrical flagpole base surrounded by seven figures in high relief. The seven figures tell the story of Columbia calling her sons to war and of one young man who answered the call. As he departs for war, he bids farewell to his mother. Then comes his return as a victorious hero greeted with warmth and esteem. And finally he is crowned by Fame. The figure of Grief symbolizes a nation grieving for those who did not return. The nude young male figure stands holding a sword vertically in front of himself. To his proper left is the female figure of Fame crowning the him with a wreath, now missing. The next figure is a female figure holding a shield in her proper right hand and a horn in her proper left hand. Then a male figure drawing his sword with his proper right hand follows. Next is another male figure, this one holds a gun in his proper right hand. He is being hugged by a female figure. The seventh figure is that of the hooded female figure of Grief.
