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War Memorials

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War Memorials

Commissions shaped by remembrance, grief and national memory.

Kansas City War Memorial CompetitionMemorial

Kansas City War Memorial Competition

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

Gettysburg Civil War MemorialsMemorial

Gettysburg Civil War Memorials

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

Eternal Light Peace MemorialMemorial

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

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

First Baptist Church War Memorial, PittsburghMemorial

First Baptist Church War Memorial, Pittsburgh

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

Pasadena World War I MemorialMemorial

Pasadena World War I Memorial

A California memorial programme by an artist deeply affected by the war.

St. Thomas World War I MemorialMemorial

St. Thomas World War I Memorial

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

WWII Brittany American CemeteryMemorial

WWII Brittany American Cemetery

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

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial BridgeWar Memorials

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Bridge

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