Administered by Town of Great Barrington Great Barrington Massachusetts
Town Hall Main Street Great Barrington Massachusetts
Date:
1873. Dedicated 1876
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Image on file.
T F Bartlett F(illegible)V Thiebaut & Fils, Paris (On front face of stone pedestal:) A TRIBUTE/OF HONOR AND GRATITUDE/TO HER CITIZENS WHO FOUGHT/FOR LIBERTY AND UNION/1861-1865/ERECTED BY THE TOWN OF/GREAT BARRINGTON/1876 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Sculpture is a full-length bronze figure of the goddess "Victory." She has wings which are outspread, and wears a flowing gown. In her proper left hand she holds a gilded olive branch. In her proper right hand, which is raised, she holds a gilded crown of laurel. Figure stands atop a gilded globe. The globe rests on a tall brownstone pedestal, on the face of which is inscribed text. The pedestal has a tiered base.
