East Jaffrey, NH, statue

Photograph

Wayland Museum

Name/Title

East Jaffrey, NH, statue

Entry/Object ID

ph-50-68-n

Description

East Jaffrey, NH, WWI memorial statue by Virgo Brandt-Erichsen, a Danish sculptor and artist, is entitled "Buddy Memorial". Massive 40 ton stone from Jaffrey, taking over six weeks to move, took almost two years to create. It was dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1930. https://rs41.org/jhs/BrandtErichsen.pdf

Collection

W. H. Folsom Shoebox Collection

Acquisition

Notes

(these were discovered in an old shoe box in the closet off the Stone Room, next to Willie’s shed in 1983)

Made/Created

Artist

Folsom, Wallace Herbert

Lexicon

Search Terms

Folsom, Wallace Herbert, (1884 - 1954) –- Photographer East Jaffrey, New Hampshire Brandt-Erichsen,Virgo (Viggo), 1896-1955 WWI Statue Buddy Memorial -- East Jaffrey, (NH)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

A-65

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

2-1/4 in

General Notes

Note

[Total 761 negatives from original shoebox of Folsom negatives]