The word monumental is over-used. Sculptor Sabin Howard's new bronze sculpture, a relief to be unveiled in September, is literally monumental. "The memorial is perhaps the greatest work of public art commissioned this century," says reviewer Gerald Boersma.
The massive bronze sculpted relief, named 'A Soldier’s Journey,' will depict a single soldier’s progression through the war, visually narrating America’s reluctant entry into the fracas engulfing Europe. ... We can’t miss the artist’s message: This “Soldier’s Journey” is equally “America’s Journey.” The space of Pershing Park that Howard’s sculpture makes sacred invites visitors to enter more deeply into our nation’s memory and make its journey our own. In Howard’s sculpture we contemplate the ... heroism, and the indomitable spirit and glory that marked America’s contribution to a European war initiated two and a half years earlier. At the same time, we are asked to reflect on the absurd, inestimable loss of life, the senseless butchery, and stupid arrogance that drives the carnage of war.
Painter Michael Newberry calls this "the most monumental figurative sculpture in America in the last 100 years," and its unveiling next month "a historic moment—witness art history in the making!"
Listen here to the sculptor's interview with Russ Roberts about capturing the tragedy of war.
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| Shellshocked Soldier |
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| 'Three Amigos Return Home' |
[Pics from Sabin Howard's Twitter feed.]
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