The Civil War Monument at Whitinsville's Memorial Park.
Sculptor: Hermon Atkins MacNeil.
Recently published book, "Hermon Atkins MacNeil: American Sculptor
in the Broad, Bright Daylight" by author James E. Haas can be purchased directly from the publisher by calling 856-532-0167 or going to https://store.bookbaby.com/book/hermon-atkins-macneil1. Copies will ship in a day or two.
It can also be purchased at Amazon with a release date of November 3, 2022.
A signed copy can be obtained by sending $25.00 cash or check, to James E. Haas, 403 Helmsman Way Severna Park, MD 21146.
Sculptor: Hermon Atkins MacNeil.
Recently published book, "Hermon Atkins MacNeil: American Sculptor
in the Broad, Bright Daylight" by author James E. Haas can be purchased directly from the publisher by calling 856-532-0167 or going to https://store.bookbaby.com/book/hermon-atkins-macneil1. Copies will ship in a day or two.
It can also be purchased at Amazon with a release date of November 3, 2022.
A signed copy can be obtained by sending $25.00 cash or check, to James E. Haas, 403 Helmsman Way Severna Park, MD 21146.
Hermon Atkins MacNeil
American Sculptor
1866-1947 (81 years old)
The Civil War Monument at Whitinsville's Memorial Park, is the embodiment of a conception first suggested by the sculptor, Mr. Hermon A. MacNeil. Sometime in 1903, the Whitin family asked MacNeil to create a memorial to honor the men who fought and died in the Civil War. It was dedicated on August 4, 1905.
BOOK:
The Northbridge Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of the book “Hermon Atkins MacNeil: American Sculptor in the Broad, Bright Daylight” by author James E. Haas. Haas tells a compelling story of a sculptor who made a tremendous, yet underappreciated impact on the American sculptural scene during his lifetime.
This book is the first comprehensive, straight-forward accounting of MacNeil’s life. He was born in 1866 and died in 1947. Producing more than 250 sculptural creations, he was one of the most accomplished and highly respected sculptors of his era, with a world-wide reputation for outstanding work. But to his neighbors in College Point, Queens, New York, where he lived and worked for forty-five years, what he did was equivalent to being an electrician or a school teacher, just a career, nothing special. The book delves into the details of his major and even not so major commissions.
Every day, in cities and towns across America, people pass by monuments, reliefs on buildings, or even glance at the face of a coin and never consider the human beings that brought them into existence, the discussions about the symbolism of the piece or even its placement. This book brings all of this to life including over 200 photographs and images.
MONUMENT
In Whitinsville, MacNeil’s Civil War Monument consists of a triangular pedestal, with slightly concave sides, resting upon a circular step or platform, and flanked at the three corners or truncated edges by projecting buttresses.
Upon the pedestal stand three columns of the Ionic order, supporting an entablature with an enriched cornice, whose tapering roof bears upon its summit a globe surmounted by a bronze eagle. The height of the pedestal is 7 feet; the columns are 13 feet and 1 inch in height, and the top of the stone globe 5 feet and 1 inch more in height, while the additional 6 feet of the bronze eagle make the total height of the monument above the platform 33 feet, 7 inches.
Upon the front of the pedestal which is turned towards Main Street, the sculptor has carved, in very low relief, a figure of a youth, girded with a sword, and resting with one hand on the shield of the Union. Laurel wreaths and an inscription are added, the whole composition symbolizing the devotion of the youth of the land to the memory of their fathers who fought for the Union, and to the land and the ideals for which they gave their lives.
Upon the other two faces are the names of the 39 men of Northbridge who died or were killed in the war of the Rebellion.
AUTHOR
Author James E. Haas was born and raised in College Point and is a graduate of St. John's University. He lives with his wife Lynne in Severna Park, Maryland. He has written five books on the history of College Point, New York where MacNeil lived and worked for 45 years.
HOW TO PURCHASE THE BOOK
The book is available directly from the publisher by calling 856-532-0167 or going to https://store.bookbaby.com/book/hermon-atkins-macneil1. Copies will ship in a day or two.
It can also be purchased at Amazon with a release date of November 3, 2022.
A signed copy can be obtained by sending $25.00 cash or check, to James E. Haas, 403 Helmsman Way Severna Park, MD 21146.
BOOK:
The Northbridge Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of the book “Hermon Atkins MacNeil: American Sculptor in the Broad, Bright Daylight” by author James E. Haas. Haas tells a compelling story of a sculptor who made a tremendous, yet underappreciated impact on the American sculptural scene during his lifetime.
This book is the first comprehensive, straight-forward accounting of MacNeil’s life. He was born in 1866 and died in 1947. Producing more than 250 sculptural creations, he was one of the most accomplished and highly respected sculptors of his era, with a world-wide reputation for outstanding work. But to his neighbors in College Point, Queens, New York, where he lived and worked for forty-five years, what he did was equivalent to being an electrician or a school teacher, just a career, nothing special. The book delves into the details of his major and even not so major commissions.
Every day, in cities and towns across America, people pass by monuments, reliefs on buildings, or even glance at the face of a coin and never consider the human beings that brought them into existence, the discussions about the symbolism of the piece or even its placement. This book brings all of this to life including over 200 photographs and images.
MONUMENT
In Whitinsville, MacNeil’s Civil War Monument consists of a triangular pedestal, with slightly concave sides, resting upon a circular step or platform, and flanked at the three corners or truncated edges by projecting buttresses.
Upon the pedestal stand three columns of the Ionic order, supporting an entablature with an enriched cornice, whose tapering roof bears upon its summit a globe surmounted by a bronze eagle. The height of the pedestal is 7 feet; the columns are 13 feet and 1 inch in height, and the top of the stone globe 5 feet and 1 inch more in height, while the additional 6 feet of the bronze eagle make the total height of the monument above the platform 33 feet, 7 inches.
Upon the front of the pedestal which is turned towards Main Street, the sculptor has carved, in very low relief, a figure of a youth, girded with a sword, and resting with one hand on the shield of the Union. Laurel wreaths and an inscription are added, the whole composition symbolizing the devotion of the youth of the land to the memory of their fathers who fought for the Union, and to the land and the ideals for which they gave their lives.
Upon the other two faces are the names of the 39 men of Northbridge who died or were killed in the war of the Rebellion.
AUTHOR
Author James E. Haas was born and raised in College Point and is a graduate of St. John's University. He lives with his wife Lynne in Severna Park, Maryland. He has written five books on the history of College Point, New York where MacNeil lived and worked for 45 years.
HOW TO PURCHASE THE BOOK
The book is available directly from the publisher by calling 856-532-0167 or going to https://store.bookbaby.com/book/hermon-atkins-macneil1. Copies will ship in a day or two.
It can also be purchased at Amazon with a release date of November 3, 2022.
A signed copy can be obtained by sending $25.00 cash or check, to James E. Haas, 403 Helmsman Way Severna Park, MD 21146.
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