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the companion monument to the artillery monument, by sculptor Shrady. So densely packed is the cavalry group that the viewer can feel the dangerously limited perspective of every soldier in the desperate pack. In both the artillery and cavalry groups, viewers are not neutral observers but are forced to project themselves into the soldiers' maelstrom as they rush at an unseen enemy. Shrady portrayed war's carnage untempered by hope and rebirth. The men in his groupings depict the terror, suffering and fatigue of war. Shrady's health deteriorated over the long period he worked on the memorial (it took almost 20 years to complete) and, just 15 days before the dedication, he died. The infantry panels on the pedestal were completed by sculptor Sherry Fry and installed in 1924.
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North America
