About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0077
  • TitleMemorial, Brooklyn War, the mother with her son
  • SummaryClose-up of sculptural figure (mother in classical drapery sheltering boy with laurel crown) by Charles Keck intended for World War II Memorial at Cadman Plaza.
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date inscribed: Jul 14, 1949.
  • SubjectKeck, Charles, 1875-1951 ; War memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sculpture -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Brooklyn War Memorial: Sculpture