b ows ▁cheer fully , ▁ind isc rimin ately , ▁with ▁Life ' s ▁less ▁rom antic ▁work " ▁but ▁ending ▁with ▁adm iration ▁for ▁the ▁sculpt or ' s ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁President ▁McK in ley . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁Mart iny ▁received ▁two ▁comm issions ▁for ▁col oss al ▁figures ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁fallen ▁soldiers : ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Park ▁Memorial , ▁at ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁mem orial ▁in ▁Ab ing don ▁Square ▁Park , ▁where ▁ 8 th ▁Avenue ▁comm ences . ▁ ▁Mart iny ▁married ▁twice ▁and ▁had ▁eight ▁children . ▁A ▁deb il it ating ▁stroke ▁ended ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁one ▁finished ▁his ▁life . ▁His ▁papers , ▁compiled ▁by ▁Mart iny ' s ▁grand son , ▁Raymond ▁J . ▁L inder , ▁are ▁conser ved ▁in ▁the ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art , ▁The ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁An ▁extensive ▁list ▁of ▁Mart igny ' s ▁executed ▁comm issions , ▁is ▁on - line ▁at ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Art , ▁Smith son ian ▁Research ▁Information . ▁System . ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Hall ▁of ▁Records , ▁Ch amb ers ▁and ▁Centre ▁Stre ets . ▁Al leg or ical ▁figures , ▁under ▁the ▁execut ant ▁architect s ▁H organ ▁and ▁Sl atter y . ▁ 1 9 0 1 - 0 7 . ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁Ex position ▁( The ▁St ▁Louis ▁World