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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
     
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    (Police Memorial), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lajba, John, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Police Memorial), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1994. Copyrighted 1994. Dedicated May 15, 1994.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite; Stele: polished granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 67 in. x 5 ft. x 49 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 9 x 4 ft.; Stele: approx. 9 x 3 x 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Proper left shoe of young female sitting down:) John Lajba (copyright symbol) 1994 (Front of base:) This monument represents the men and women of the/Omaha Police Department and their families. Since 1887,/this organization has served and protected/our community in order that we may all live in a free/and safe society. It is with respect and appreciation/that the citizens of Omaha honor/these dedicated people./(Omaha Police Department insignia) (Front of stele:) "We will never forget the/ultimate sacrifice made to/protect our lives and freedoms"/(Stele inscribed with names and dates of police officers killed in the line of duty) signed
    Description: 
    Bronze sculpture of three figures on a granite base, adjacent to granite stele inscribed with names of police officers killed in the line of duty. A uniformed female police officer stands with proper left hand on radio at waist. A uniformed male police officer on the female's proper left side kneels behind a seated girl. He holds the girl's proper right hand in his proper right hand, while his proper left hand is on her back.
    Subject: 
    Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
    Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform
    Figure group
    Object Type: 
    Stele
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    City of Omaha, Omaha Police Department, 505 South 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain photographs of the stele showing the list of 21 names, ranks, and dates of officers killed in the line of duty.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000059
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