Four Freedoms Monument, Sculpture in Madison, United States

The Four Freedoms Monument in Madison is a white sculpture on a stepped base: a rectangular pedestal topped by a winged figure standing behind three human figures. The left figure holds a vertical object, the middle one a small bundle, and the right one raises an arm. A green sign with gold lettering reading "FOUR FREEDOMS MONUMENT" stands before the pedestal.

The monument was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, before Pearl Harbor, and sculpted by Walter Russell with funding from the Women's National Institute. It was dedicated in 1943 at Madison Square Garden in New York to Colin P. Kelly, an early American hero of World War II, before a crowd of 60,000. On June 14, 1944, it was re-dedicated in Kelly's hometown of Madison, Florida, with a speech by Governor Spessard Holland.

The monument was dedicated to Colin P. Kelly, one of the first recognized American heroes of World War II, and re-dedicated in his hometown of Madison on June 14, 1944, with a speech by Governor Spessard Holland. The white sculpted group shows a winged figure behind three standing figures; the left holds a vertical object, the center a small bundle, the right raises an arm. A green sign with gold lettering reading "FOUR FREEDOMS MONUMENT" stands before the pedestal.

The monument stands in Madison, Florida, Colin P. Kelly's hometown, where it was re-dedicated on June 14, 1944. The white sculpted group on its stepped base faces open ground, so the winged figure and the three standing figures can be viewed from the front; the green sign on its dark post identifies it as the Four Freedoms Monument.

The sculpture was first unveiled in 1943 at Madison Square Garden in New York City before a crowd of 60,000, then moved to Madison, Florida, Kelly's hometown, and re-dedicated on June 14, 1944, with a speech by Governor Spessard Holland.