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Bradford, Ken,
Karkadoulias, Eleftherios,
Karkadoulias Bronze Art,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
History -- United States
Ethnic -- African American
Object -- Weapon
State of Being -- Emotion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bradford, Ken, sculptor.
Karkadoulias
, Eleftherios, sculptor.
Karkadoulias
Bronze
Art
,
founder
.
Title:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1983-1984. Copyrighted 1984. Dedicated April 8, 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture:
bronze
; Base: pink granite or marble; Foundation: poured concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 72 x 48 x 36 in.; Base: approx. H. 68 1/2 in. x Diam. 60 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, on lower rear of tree stump:) K.G.B./Kenneth Bradford/(copyright symbol)/(paw print) (Base, front:) VIETNAM/IN MEMORY OF THE/PEOPLE WHO SERVED./1959-1975/ARMY/AIR FORCE/MARINE/NAVY/COAST GUARD (Base, right side:) (map of Vietnam with the following place names) HANOI / NORTH VIETNAM / 17TH PARALLEL / DMZ (1959) / SOUTH VIETNAM / SAIGON / (map mileage legend) (Base rear sides have the U.S. seal and seals of three branches of the military) signed
Description:
Two male soldiers, one African American and one Caucasian, dressed in army fatigues, canvas hats, lace-up combat boots, dog tags, and ammunition belts with equipment pouches and canteens. The soldiers stand next to each other and their poses suggest fatigue and grief over the loss of an unseen companion. The Caucasian figure is stooped with his proper left foot on a tree stump. He holds his rifle with his proper left hand and rests his proper right hand on the shoulder of the African-American soldier standing on his proper right side. The African-American Soldier looks down and holds and ammunition belt and dog tags in his proper left hand. His rifle hangs from his proper right shoulder. The figures stand on a octagonal slab of granite which is supported by vertical slabs of granite. The front vertical slabs contain an inscription and a map of Vietnam and the rear vertical slabs contain the seals of the U.S. military branches and the seal of the United States. The base rests on a poured concrete footer. The piece is surrounded by a circular plaza and four white granite benches.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Ethnic -- African American
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Located Eden Park, Eden Park Drive near St. Paul Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Remarks:
The project to build the memorial was started by local Vietnam veterans, led by Earl Correll, president of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. The veterans raised $80,000 project. The sculpture cost $65,100. The additional money raised is to provide a trust fund to maintain the memorial.
IAS files contain related excerpts from John Clubbe's "Cincinnati Observed," Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992, pg. 351 and Geoffrey J. Giglierano and Deborah A. Overmyer's "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati: A Portrait of Two Hundred Years," Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 165. IAS files contain related articles from the Cincinnati Enquirer, July, 14, 1984; Oct. 30, 1983; April 9, 1984; Sept. 23, 1983; May 31, 1993; and Nov. 11, 1983; and the Cincinnati Post, April 7, 1984 and Sept. 7, 1983. For related information see also: Cincinnati Enquirer, April 8, 1984 and March 9, 1983; Cincinnati Post, April 9, 1984; and Downtowner, March 6, 1990.
John Clubbe's "Cincinnati Observed" notes that the medium for the base is marble while the SOS! survey notes that the medium is pink granite.
References:
Cincinnati Park Board, "
Art
in the Park," Cincinnati, OH., n. d.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.
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 71500185
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