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    		• Grimes and Jones,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lyons
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Lest We Forget, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Grimes and Jones, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Lest We Forget, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed 1918.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Victoria white granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 16 in.; Base: approx. H. 19 ft. 4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, bottom:) In Memory of/The Defenders/of our Union/1861-1865/"Lest We Forget"/erected by Rice County 1918 unsigned
    Description: 
    Figure of a Union soldier standing at parade rest, set on top of a tall granite base. He wears a uniform consisting of a long coat, a cape buttoned at the top, and a cap. He holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands, the butt resting in front of his proper right foot. A canteen and knife are partially visible on his proper left side. The base is decorated with reliefs of garlands, an eagle, and a star.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Figure male -- Full length
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lyons
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Rice County, Maintenance Department, North Logan, Lyons, Kansas 67554
    Located Corner of East Avenue and North Main Street, Lyons, Kansas
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain a copy of an unidentified article dated April 30, 1919 that estimates the cost of the statue at around $10,000. The statue was erected by Rice County in 1918. In front of the statue is an eternal flame atop a cylindrical cement base. It was dedicated in 1969. In front of the flame is a cement slab with two bronze plaques. One plaque reads: Rice County/Time Capsule/deposited by Lyons Centennial/Committee Jan. 29 - 1962/Byron Babcock - Chairman/Wm. Chandler, Jr. Paul Jones/Arthur Hodgson A.R. Pearce/Horace Jones Elmer Wesseler. Other plaque reads: Rice County Centennial/Time Capsule/August 25, 1971/To be opened August 25, 2071.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
    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 KS000080
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