Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Relief plaque: bronze; Stele: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Stele

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201

Located Corner of Bowdoin & Hancock Streets Boston Massachusetts

Date:

Ca. 1920

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.

Summary:

A granite stele is adorned on the front with a bronze commemorative relief plaque topped by an eagle perched on an American Legion emblem. On either side of the emblem is a narrow band containing a relief of a World War I battlefield. On the left side of the emblem are soldiers manning two cannons and on the right side of the emblem are advancing soldiers with bayonets raised. The stele is mounted on top of a short, rectangular base.

Topic:

History--United States--World War I  Search this

Architecture--Military--Battlefield  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this

Object--Weapon--Cannon  Search this

Emblem  Search this

Control number:

IAS MA000181

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_336423