Centennial - Waterloo, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of sculpture: Seneca County
location of sculpture: Main St. & Park Place, Lafayette Park, Waterloo
Artist: Roger Meadway, sculptor.
Text:

WATERLOO NEW YORK
BIRTHPLACE OF MEMORIAL DAY
1866 Plaque in front of relief: ERECTED BY
STATE OF NEW YORK
NELSON ROCKEFELLER
GOVERNOR
AND THE CITIZENS OF
WATERLOO, NEW YORK

Proper description: " Upright circular disc with relief of Waterloo Memorial Day Committee logo featuring a man, woman and child standing looking at a flag. The relief's tapered pedestal is decorated with plant motifs and the sculpture is set within an octagonal planter." - Smithsonian American Art Museum

Remarks: Commissioned by the Village of Waterloo Memorial Day Monument Committee and erected by the State of New York in honor of the centennial of Memorial Day." - Smithsonian American Art Museum

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TITLE: Centennial ARTIST(S): Roger Meadway DATE: 1966 MEDIUM: Sculpture: granite; Base: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001811 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Main St. (US 20) & Park Place Lafayette Park (formerly Academy Park) Waterloo, NY DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none noted

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