Peace (Saville)
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| Peace | |
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_-_071.jpg) The sculpture in 2018 | |
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| Artist | Bruce Wilder Saville |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 39°57′44″N 82°59′57″W / 39.962101°N 82.999257°W | |
Peace is a 1922 bronze sculpture by Bruce Wilder Saville. The sculpture is installed on Capitol Square, the Ohio Statehouse grounds, in Columbus, Ohio.
The bronze allegorical statue depicts a female figure representing peace. The statue measures approximately 13 × 9 × 6 ft., and rests on a granite base measuring approximately 8 ft. 4 in. × 11 ft. 4 1/2 in. × 5 ft. An inscription on the memorial's base reads:[1]
PEACE
COMMEMORATING THE HEROIC SACRIFICES OF OHIO'S SOLDIERS OF
THE CIVIL WAR 1861-65 AND THE LOYAL WOMEN AT THAT PERIOD
ERECTED BY THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS DEPARTMENT OF OHIO
1923
