John G. Hardy
John Gabriel Hardy, Senior, (unknown dates) was an American sculptor best known for his memorials to veterans of the American Civil War and World War I. He was active in Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island.
John G. Hardy
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- Full name
- John Gabriel Hardy.
- Born
- John G. Hardy was born in the 19th century. · United States.
- Died
- John G. Hardy died in the 21th century. · United States.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Fields
- monument · war memorial
- Known for
- Lest We Forget
- Languages
- English
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John Gabriel Hardy, Senior, (unknown dates) was an American sculptor best known for his memorials to veterans of the American Civil War and World War I. He was active in Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island.
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John G. Hardy was an American sculptor. Born John Gabriel Hardy in United States, the sculptor died in United States.
John G. Hardy worked in Rhode Island. The sculptor was active in monument and war memorial.
Works include Lest We Forget. Languages used include English.
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• Memorial to Maj. Gen. John Sullivan, c. 1909 • Crozier Presented to Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, c. 1915 • Soldiers Monument, Centredale, Rhode Island, 1919 • "Remembrance Monument", World War I Memorial, Templeton, Massachusetts, 1922 • "Over the Top", World War I Memorial, Warwick, Rhode Island, 1922 • "Carry On", World War I Memorial, North Providence, Rhode Island, 1922 • Lest We Forget", Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1923 • Major Thomas McManus Plaque, Hartford, Connecticut, 1923 • "Congressional Medal of Honor (Valor)", Massachusetts State House, 1924
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Origins and background
The following is established of origins and background. Hardy was born in 1801 at United States. Hardy died in 2000 at United States. The record continues: john G. Hardy is recorded at birth as John Gabriel Hardy.
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Institutional cataloguing adds that john G. Hardy is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Institutional cataloguing adds that john G. Hardy is recorded as a citizen of United States. The same evidence establishes that john G. Hardy is recorded with the gender male. Hardy worked at Rhode Island. Institutional cataloguing adds that the mistake.
Lest We Forget, World War I Memorial, 255 Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. John G. Hardy, sculptor; dedicated 1923. This sculpture is in the public domain in the United States because copyright has not been asserted from 1923 until now. According to the Smithsonian Institution SIRIS system: "Description: A figure of a World War I soldier with his head bowed and a cross used to mark so
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Lest We Forget, World War I Memorial, 255 Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. John G. Hardy, sculptor; dedicated 1923. This sculpture is in the public domain in the United States because copyright has not been asserted from 1923 until now. According to the Smithsonian Institution SIRIS system: "Description: A figure of a World War I soldier with his head bowed and a cross used to mark so
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John G. Hardy was born at United States.
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