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Cenotaph, World War I Memorial, Gloucester, Massachusetts

designer Frederick G. Hall (American, 1879 - 1946)

contributor A. Piatt Andrew (La Porte, Indiana, 1873 - 1936, Gloucester, Massachusetts)

architect Bellows and Aldrich (American, active 1911 - 1924)

photographer Unknown

Date5 July 1921

Place MadeGloucester, Massachusetts, United States, North America

MediumGelatin silver print

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.009229

Status

Not on view

Web Commentary Gloucester resident, Frederick G. Hall, designed the cenotaph, or base meant to look like a tomb, for his town's World War I memorial. The granite was sourced from local quarries and another local sculptor, Anna Hyatt, designed an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc to complete the monument. Isabella Stewart Gardner's good friend, future Gloucester congressman, and founder of the American Field Service, A. Piatt Andrew organized the memorial. He sent her this photograph taken the day after it was dedicated on the Fourth of July 1921. Isabella visited the monument the following year and preserved several mementos related to it in the museum's galleries.

Id723866

Last Updated8/14/24

EmbARK ObjectID34897

Source ID18347