Statues

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Statues and Sculpture

Public statuary used to be a civic-minded way to commemorate people and events. But notice that nearly all of these statutes were made before 1940. Why have we stopped commemorating success and valor?
 
  A goal is to add photos of each of these pieces of public sculpture - please help!
  • [/The%20Aviator The Aviator] at Linsly School (1925)
  • [/Heritage%20Park Congressional Medal of Honor], Heritage Park (2009?)
  • [/Crescendo Crescendo] at Wheeling Jesuit University (1983)
  • [/Henry%20Clay%20Monument Henry Clay Monument], Monument Place (1820) destroyed
  • [/Madonna%20of%20the%20Trail Madonna of the Trail], National Road near Wheeling Park (1928)
  • [/Heritage%20Park MIlitary Memorial], Heritage Park (date?)
  • [/McColloch%27s%20Leap McColloch's Leap], Wheeling Hill (1917)
  • [/McConkey%20Monument McConkey Monument], Wheeling Island (1939)
  • [/Mileage%20Markers Mileage Markers], National Road
  • [/The%20Mingo The Mingo] Indian at the top of Wheeling Hill (1928)
  • [/City-County%20Building Paxton Fountain]; destroyed, previously at old City-County Building
  • [/Pierpont Pierpont]; new statue at corner of Independence Hall
  • [/Pollack%20Memorial%20Monument Pollack Memorial Monument] south of 827 Main, adjacent to US 70 bridge (1916)
  • [/Heritage%20Park Walter Reuther], labor leader, Heritage Park on the River (1990)
  • [/Riverside%20Park%20Monument Riverside Park Monument], Wheeling Island Boat Launch and Marina, Wheeling Island, (1900)
  • [/Saint%20Joseph Saint Joseph], Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse (1956)
  • [/Our%20Lady%20of%20Victory Our Lady of Victory], Good Shepard Nursing Home (1901)
  • [/Otto%20Schenk Otto Schenk] where? (1930s?)
  • [/Soldiers%20Monument Soldiers Monument], Wheeling Park (1883)
  • [/Spirit%20of%20the%20American%20Doughboy Spirit of the American Doughboy], Wheeling Park (1931)
  • [/The%20Stag The Stag], Oglebay Park (1929)
  • [/Sundial Sundial], Monument Place(1820) does it still exist?
  • [/Thomas%20Memorial Thomas Memorial], Greenwood Cemetery (~1898)
  • [/Swedish%3F%20Cross%20Statue Swedish? Cross Statue], Heritage Part (xxxx)
  • [/Modernist%20sculpture Modernist sculpture], S side of WV Northern College (xxxx)
  • Assorted small Mary statues at WJU and other religious buildings


  • [/Historical%20Highway%20Markers Historical Highway Markers] throughout area


The fundamental reference is the Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog.

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