First In Situ Photos of A Soldier’s Journey
Published: 4 September 2024
By Mike Hanlon
via the Roads to the Great War website
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Our Artist, Sabin Howard, Examines the Product of Nine Years of His Creative Effort
In preparation for the 13 September opening presentation (First Illumination) of his remarkable centerpiece for America’s National World War I Memorial, sculptor Sabin Howard is busy mounting and putting some finishing touches on his 58 x 10-foot sculpted relief (“A movie in bronze,” says the artist) at its final destination. If you haven’t heard much about A Soldier’s Journey, the work is already getting rave reviews, and I would suggest checking out such articles as these HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Mr. Howard has generously sent me a set of photos he took himself at the site last week. Below, I am going to present detailed images from these photos. My intention is to give you the impression you are standing immediately in front of some of the figures of the larger piece. Of course, if you want to appreciate A Soldier’s Journey as complete artistic statement (the “movie in bronze”), it’s best to someday visit the National Memorial on Pennsylvania, Ave, in Washington, DC.
In lieu of that journey, I hope you will take the opportunity to watch the First Illumination event on 13 September, which will be made available via online streaming. This will give the opportunity to experience Sabin Howard’s magnificent creation as a unified artistic and patriotic work.
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