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Photograph representing War Memorials. Commissions shaped by remembrance, grief and national memory.

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War Memorials

Commissions shaped by remembrance, grief and national memory.

Photograph of Kansas City War Memorial Competition. A period rendering of Bertram G. Goodhue’s competitive design for the Kansas City War Memorial.Memorial

Kansas City War Memorial Competition

A period rendering of Bertram G. Goodhue’s competitive design for the Kansas City War Memorial.

Photograph of Gettysburg Civil War Memorials. The Pennsylvania State Monument at Gettysburg, with General Meade and General Reynolds by Lee Lawrie.Memorial

Gettysburg Civil War Memorials

The Pennsylvania State Monument at Gettysburg, with General Meade and General Reynolds by Lee Lawrie.

Photograph of Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Gettysburg’s 1938 peace memorial, dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Memorial

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

Gettysburg’s 1938 peace memorial, dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Photograph of First Baptist Church War Memorial, Pittsburgh. A church memorial that carries the emotional weight of the Great War into an intimate architectural setting.Memorial

First Baptist Church War Memorial, Pittsburgh

A church memorial that carries the emotional weight of the Great War into an intimate architectural setting.

Photograph of Pasadena World War I Memorial. A 1923 Pasadena memorial at Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove, signed by Bertram Goodhue and Lee Lawrie.Memorial

Pasadena World War I Memorial

A 1923 Pasadena memorial at Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove, signed by Bertram Goodhue and Lee Lawrie.

Photograph of Proposed War Memorial, St. Paul’s School. Concord, New Hampshire.Memorial

Proposed War Memorial, St. Paul’s School

Concord, New Hampshire.

Photograph of St. Thomas World War I Memorial. Vivid memorial sculpture at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.Memorial

St. Thomas World War I Memorial

Vivid memorial sculpture at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manhattan.

Photograph of WWII Brittany American Cemetery. A World War II cemetery and memorial in the rolling farm country of Brittany, France.Memorial

WWII Brittany American Cemetery

A World War II cemetery and memorial in the rolling farm country of Brittany, France.

Photograph of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Bridge. A grand civic memorial in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, built around remembrance and public ritual.War Memorials

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Bridge

A grand civic memorial in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, built around remembrance and public ritual.