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Hart, Frederick,
Cooper, Kent,
Brown, Joe,
Joel Meisner & Company, Inc.,
Cooper-Lecky Architects,
Gilbane Building Company,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hart, Frederick, 1943-1999, sculptor.
Cooper, Kent, architect.
Brown, Joe, landscape architect.
Joel Meisner & Company, Inc., founder.
Cooper-Lecky Architects, architectural firm.
Gilbane Building Company, contractor.
Title:
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Three Servicemen Statue, (sculpture).
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1982. 1984. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1984.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: highly polished black Indian granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 5 x 3 ft.: Base: approx. 2.5 x 12 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
Frederick E. Hart 1984 (copyright symbol) (At rear of statue, near base:) Joel Meisner & Co. Inc. (founder's mark of a connected JM) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three slightly larger-than-life figures of young servicemen wearing combat gear representative of all branches of the service. Two carry machine guns and one wears a hat. One figure is an African American. They appear to be emerging from a patrol in the forest. At the entrance to the Vietnam Memorial site there is a companion flagstaff.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Constitution Gardens, Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
IAS files contain related newspaper clipping from Washington Post, Nov. 10, 1984. The statue by Hart and entrance flagstaff were designed in response to initial public criticism over the abstract Vietnam Memorial designed by Maya Lin. Cooper & Brown designed the setting for the statue and flagstaff. The memorial was funded through the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund organized by Jan C. Scruggs. The memorial was authorized by Congress on July 1, 1980. IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a few notes to additional information found in National Park Service files. IAS files contain a short note from the Washington Post, July 8, 2010, pg. B2 describing restoration funded by National Park Service and private donors, and subsequent unveiling on July 8, 2010.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1995.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 152.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Strait, Jerry L. & Sandra S., "Vietnam War Memorials," Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1988, pg. 39.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 152.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS DC000026
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