Winged Foot Golf Club is a club with two 18-hole golf courses located in Mamaroneck, New York. The club gets its name and logo from the NYAC's logo, but the two have never had any direct affiliation. Opened 92 years ago in June 1923, application for membership to Winged Foot G.C. is by invitation only. Nike Monument. First half of the 2nd century B.C. Parian marble for the statue; Lartos from Rhodes for the base. The most famous monument of Samothrace—and one of the earliest discoveries--is the great marble Winged Victory (Nike in Greek) lighting on the prow of a ship that appears to move swiftly forward. She touches down lightly on her slightly bent right leg while her left leg trails behind.  Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. The monument consists of a statue of a winged female figure – the messenger goddess Victory – and a base in the shape of the prow of a ship, standing on a low pedestal. Overall, the work measures 5.57 m (18 feet 3 ins) in height. The statue, made of white Paros marble, stands 2.75 m (9 feet) tall, including the wings.  The drapery. Click on the arrow to launch the audio. The monument consists of a statue of a winged female figure – the messenger goddess Victory – and a base in the shape of the prow of a ship, standing on a low pedestal.Overall, the work measures 5.57 m (18 feet 3 ins) in height. The statue, made of white Paros marble, stands 2.75 m (9 feet) tall, including the wings.  Lewis’ design for the war monument was well-matched to the classical architecture of the surrounding, then newly-constructed capitol buildings. He chose to include a 12-foot tall figure of the famous Greek statue of Nike of Samothrace, the goddess of victory at war.  The Winged Victory of Samothrace, back view. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd-century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. Augustus Saint-Gaudens ' 1903 equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Grand Army Plaza, New York City, depicts a robed, winged Nike leading Sherman while holding a palm branch, as a symbol of his victory in the Civil War and the peace to follow. The 1913 sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by the Futuristic sculptor Umberto Boccioni, currently located at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, was highly influenced by the statue. It bears an underlying resemblance to Nike of Samothrace. Augustus Saint-Gaudens ' 1903 equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Grand Army Plaza, New York City, depicts a robed, winged Nike leading Sherman while holding a palm branch, as a symbol of his victory in the Civil War and the peace to follow. Winged Foot Golf Club was founded in 1921, by a consortium consisting mainly of members of The New York Athletic Club. The club gets its name and logo from the NYAC's logo, but the two have never had any direct affiliation. Opened 92 years ago in June 1923, application for membership to Winged Foot G.C. is by invitation only. The dedication address was presented by Stephen F. Chadwick, national chairman of the American Legion's Americanism Committee. The bronze sculpture features a 12-foot tall figure of Winged Victory surrounded by the figures of a soldier, a sailor, a marine, and a Red Cross nurse. The impressive statue was designed by sculptor Alanzo Victor Lewis of Seattle after an initial plan was agreed upon in 1927 and construction bids were released in 1931. In a solemn and patriotic ceremony on the capitol grounds May 30, 1938, the Winged Victory Monument was dedicated to the memory of World War I veterans.
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