Liberty in Distress - Atlantic City, NJ
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N 39° 21.076 W 074° 27.282
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Liberty in Distress is the central sculpture of the Greek Temple that is a World War I Memorial in O'Donnell Memorial Park at the intersection of O'Donnell Parkway, South Albany and Ventnor Avenues in Atlantic City, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMQXWY
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2016
Views: 7
The sculpture depicts a nude Liberty screaming in both victory and sadness with the bodies of war dead lying around her feet. She holds a broken sword in her left hand and the body of a nude male is draped over her right leg. A dog, representing Fidelity and a rooster representing France are at her feet. The sculpture rests on an octagonal green marble base with a bronze wreath on each side.
The 9' by 5' bronze Beaux-Arts sculpture was created by Frederick William MacMonnies and cast by the Kunst Foundry. The temple was constructed in 1922 and the sculpture was added in 1929.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Liberty in Distress
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Frederick William MacMonnies
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1929
Materials used: Bronze sculpture; marble base with bronze wreaths
Location: O'Donnell Memorial Park
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