Interesting Places I've Photographed
The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Topic: Figurative Public Sculpture
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| The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves |
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| The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves |
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| Normandy American Cemetery |
GPS: N 49° 21.556; W 000° 51.200
Quick Description:
The monumental
sculpture "The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" is in the center
of the Normandy Memorial at the Normandy American Cemetery in
Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Long Description:
In 1951 Donald Harcourt De Lue received a commission to create seven works for a memorial to the fallen soldiers of D-Day located on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, the most famous of which is his celebrated sculpture The Spirit of American Youth Rising From the Waves which is the centerpiece of the Normandy Memorial and the Normandy American Cemetery.
A 22' high nude bronze figure of an American youth is shown with arms outstretched and looking towards the sky. His legs and feet are curved back together as his curved body appears rising from the waves below. The statue was cast in Milan, Italy by the Battaglia Foundry. Encircling the pedestal of the statue on the floor in bronze letters is the inscription:
Beautiful photographs of an equally beautiful work of art...thank you.
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