World War II Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.; Image on file.; (On back of marker:) Viggo Brandt-Erichsen 1949 (On front of marker:) Edward Allord/Donald Brooks/Adelord Caron/Erik H. Hamilton/Raymond LaFreniere/Edward Morris/Richard Patterson/Arthur Sirois 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: A ceramic eagle sits atop a ceramic marker. The eagle is painted with brown wings and a white head. On the front face of the marker is a low-relief sculpture of two female figures. They are shown in profile and face each other. On the left is a woman with short dark hair. She wears a short-sleeve sweater, dark skirt and shoes. On the right is a woman with shoulder-length gray hair. She wears a long-sleeved blue top, dark skirt and shoes. The women are praying, their hands folded in front of them. Decorative vines of green foliage and blue flowers cascade down the front and sides of the marker. The sculpture stands on a concrete base faced with granite veneer.

Owner/Location: Administered by Town of Jaffrey Board of Selectmen Main Street Jaffrey New Hampshire 03452; Located Memorial Square Main Street, Route 124 Jaffrey New Hampshire

Topic: History--United States--World War II; Portrait female--Full length; Animal--Bird--Eagle