Jane A. Delano & the Nurses who died in Service in World War I Year: Construction: 1932-1933.

Dedicated April 26, 1934 Materials of construction: Medium: Bronze Base: !ar"le Reason for construction: #fro! t$e %ed &ross Bulletin, Ma' 2, 1921( )n reco*nition of t$e ac$ie+e!ents of Miss ,ane A. Delano and t$e t$ousands of nurses !o"ilized durin* -$e .orld .ar, t$e /ational &o!!ittee on %ed &ross /ursin*, at its final session, April 23, unani!ousl' appro+ed t$e erection of a ,ane A. Delano !e!orial on t$e *rounds of t$e A!erican %ed &ross /ational 0ead1uarters. Artist2desi*ner: Ro ert !ait Mc"en#ie !he Jane A. Delano memorial was Mc"en#ie$s last war memorial. %ther scul&tures ' Ro ert !ait Mc"en#ie: !he (outhful )ran*lin +,hill' -.-/01 !he 2omecomin3 +Cam rid3e -.440 Scottish American War Memorial +5din ur3h -.4601 Who was Robert Tait MacKenzie? Born in Canada (1867 - 1938 !n the 189"#s he $racticed %edicine in Montrea& b't in 19"( he )ot a *ob at +, -enn -hi&ade&$hia !n WW! he ser.ed in an /n)&ish hos$ita& -rehab and basic trainin), Bac0 in +1 at Wa&ter Reed in 19172 he de.e&o$ed bronze %as0s worn on %ai%ed 3aces attached with wire s$ectac&es, McKenzie#s sc'&$t'res are a&%ost a&wa4s &i3e-size ath&etic %a&e 3i)'res 56e&ano bein) ob.io's e7ce$tion8 McKenzie was .er4 %'ch into 9a'thentic: 3aces2 tr4in) to ca$t're the $h4sica& traits o3 those where the %on'%ent;stat'e was to be $&aced2 'sin) %ode&s 3ro% the area, Who was Jane Arminda Delano7 Jane Arminda Delano 3Marc$ 13, 1462 - April 15, 19196 7as a nurse and founder of t$e A!erican %ed &ross /ursin* 8er+ice. Based in /e7 Yor9, s$e trained nurses in preparation for ser+in* in ..) s$e died 6 !ont$s after t$e ar!istice 7as si*ned 3/o+ 11 19146, fro! an ear infection t$at 7orsened 7$ile in :rance tourin* $ospitals for t$e A!. %ed &ross. 8uestion: 0o7 is t$is statue different fro! t$e one t$at stands opposite it 3t$e %ed &ross statue6; . A"out Mc<enzie=s sculptures: -$e meaning of World War I in the Western world shifted away from bravery, determination, and victory to sacrifice and loss. The work of artists like McKenzie fell out of fashion. The meanings of existing memorials began to be rewritten in the publics minds. E en one so clearl! dedicated to ictor! as The Homecoming became" more associated with sacrifice and death than any positive notions of the War. #ike $reat War memorials the world o er" Mc`Kenzies commemorative statues have faded somewhat into obscurity in the public consciousness of the communities in which they are located.