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Title
Scottish American War Memorial (The Call 1914)
Date
1923–1927
Medium
bronze & ashlar
Measurements
H 380 x W 1500 x D (?) cm
Accession number
EH2_GB_S003
Acquisition method
gift from Scottish people in USA
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Unveiling date
7th Sepember 1927
Listing date
14/12/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on main figure below hem of greatcoat, entwined with antlers of a deer: R. TAIT McKENZIE / 1923-27; screen wall: A. E. MACINTOSH; bronze frieze: R. TAIT McKENZIE / FECIT 1924-27; founder’s mark: inscribed at bottom right: ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N–Y–
Inscription description
THE CALL / 1914 / A TRIBUTE / FROM MEN AND WOMEN OF SCOTTISH BLOOD AND SYMPATHIES / IN THE UNITED STATES OF / AMERICA / TO / SCOTLAND / A PEOPLE THAT JEOPARDED THEIR LIVES UNTO THE DEATH / IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE FIELD JUDGES V 18; screen wall in recessed panel below frieze: IF IT BE LIFE THAT WAITS I SHALL LIVE FOREVER UNCONQUERED IF DEATH I SHALL DIE AT LAST STRONG IN MY PRIDE AND FREE