OOS Sculpture

Our Lady of Liberty and Peace

1944 / Creator Unknown / Cleveland

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A granite statue of a small Statue of Liberty type figure in Kirtland Park, dedicated in 1944 by the Civil Defense Corp and residents of Cleveland's Ward 10 in memory of the fallen soldiers in World War II. It cost $2,400 and was supposed to bear the names of the fallen soldiers.

County

: Cuyahoga


Citation

: “Our Lady of Liberty and Peace,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed March 25, 2023, https://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/1799.

Title

Our Lady of Liberty and Peace

Description

A granite statue of a small Statue of Liberty type figure in Kirtland Park, dedicated in 1944 by the Civil Defense Corp and residents of Cleveland's Ward 10 in memory of the fallen soldiers in World War II. It cost $2,400 and was supposed to bear the names of the fallen soldiers.

Date

1944

Subject

Source

Information engraved on the statue's base and a Plain Dealer article from Sept. 4th, 1944.

Location City

Location County

Location Notes

In Kirtland Park, on the east side lakefront

Installation Date

September 3, 1944