Youth Triumphant - Barre, Vermont - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

One has to dig back in the record to learn that the piece was erected to commemorate those who fought in World War I; reportedly, over 12,000 people attended the dedication on Veterans' Day, 1924.

There is but a hint as to its purpose in the inscription:

DEDICATED TO THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT AND SACRIFICE OF OUR COUNTRY'S YOUTH

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS
WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE
SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE
WILL REMEMBER THEM

The acoustics of the semicircular enclosure are interesting. If two people sit on opposite sides so that the statue blocks your view of each other, acoustics will "bounce" your voices so it sounds like you're sitting next to each other.

TITLE: Youth Triumphant ARTIST(S): C. Paul Jennewein (designer), G. Tosi, E. Yuri, A. Dementi (carvers), Jones Brothers Company, fabricator DATE: Dedicated 11/11/1924 MEDIUM: Barre Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 65020079 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Park at the intersection of Main and Washington Streets, Barre, Vermont. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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