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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Laver, Alexa K.,     A.C.I.,     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Edinburgh     Sculpture

On Point, (sculpture). Artist:  Laver, Alexa K., sculptor. A.C.I., founder. Title:  On Point, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Camp Atterbury Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Copyrighted 1992. Dedicated Aug. 15, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 78 x 24 x 54 in.; Base: approx. 29 x 34 x 33 in. Inscription:  (On proper left front of plinth:) Alexa (copyright symbol) 92 (On proper left rear of base:) A.C.I. (On plaque on front of base:) "TO THOSE WHO HAVE TRAINED/AND TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO TRAIN/AT CAMP ATTERBURY:/TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM;/AND, ESPECIALLY,/TO THOSE WHO PAID THE/ULTIMATE PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM." (On plaque on rear of base:) DEDICATED 15 AUGUST 1992/THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REACTIVATION OF THE/83RD INFANTRY DIVISION AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CAMP ATTERBURY AS A MILITARY/POST TO SUPPORT WORLD WAR II/COLONEL QUARTERMASTER/CORPS INDIANA/ARMY NATIONAL GUARD POST/COMMANDER 15 AUGUST 1992 (On one side of base:) "TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ARMS/BOTH LIVING AND DEAD/WHO HAVE ACTIVELY DEFENDED/AND WHO HAVE STOOD READY TO DEFEND/THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE." (On other side of base:) TO THE MOST GENEROUS/STATE ARMORY BOARD/FOR ITS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIS MEMORIAL,/ESPECIALLY/(list of six officers' names and ranks) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A World War II soldier in full field kit, stands pointing with his proper left hand. He wears a helmet, has a canteen hanging from his proper right side and holds a rifle in his proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base and placed in front of a wall emblazoned with ten insignia of various military divisions. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Edinburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Memorial Foundation of Indiana National Guard, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana 46124 Located Camp Atterbury, South side of Hospital Road, Edinburgh, Indiana Remarks:  Created with the financial support of the State Armory Board. Dedicated on the fiftieth anniversary of the reactivation of the 83rd Infantry Division and the completion of Camp Atterbury as a military post to support World War II. IAS files contain transcription of names on base and article from the Indianapolis Star, Feb. 17, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 IN000549   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000549 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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