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Eide, Jed,
Architecture Design Group, Inc.,
History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- South Bend
Sculpture
St. Joseph County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Eide, Jed, architect.
Architecture Design Group, Inc., architectural firm.
Title:
St. Joseph County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1989. Dedicated Nov. 12, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: black granite; Base: light and dark grey granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 11 ft. x 17 in. x 17 in.; Base: approx. 1 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. (9,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On dedication marker:) ST. JOSEPH COUNTY/VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL/THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/IN REMEMBRANCE AND TRIBUTE TO/THOSE WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM/MAY THEIR COURAGE, HEROISM, AND/SACRIFICES NEVER BE FORGOTTEN./1989 (On plaques at each stone projection:) U.S. ARMY/U.S. NAVY/U.S. COAST GUARD/U.S. MARINES/U.S. AIR FORCE (Incised on map of Vietnam:) CHINA, HANOI, LAOS, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, SAIGON, VIETNAM/1961-1975 (On Saigon marker:) SAIGON/11,808 miles/19,002 km. unsigned
Description:
Five radial stones project from a vertical, columnic central stone at an angle of fifty degrees. The central stone, which weighs 9,000 pounds, is rough-hewn at bottom and is progressively smoother until polished at top. Each represents a branch of the armed forces. The monument rests on a large star inscribed in a pentagon, which is formed from light and dark paving stones. Around the perimeter of the base are maps of North and
South
Vietnam, a mileage marker to Saigon and the dedication marker.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Vietnam War
Object
--
Weapon
--
Ammunition
Abstract
--
Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
South
Bend
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
South
Bend
, Parks Department, 301
South
St. Louis Boulevard, Century Center,
South
Bend
,
Indiana
46617
Located Howard Park, 219
South
St. Louis Boulevard,
South
Bend
,
Indiana
Remarks:
The monument was funded through private and public donations and cost $122,000. The designer suggests the
sculpture
depicts an exploding shell. In April 1992, a piece was broken off after being struck by a van and was repaired soon after. IAS files contain related articles from the
South
Bend
Tribune, Nov. 12, 1989, pg. B, 1-2; and April 20, 1992, pg. A-1, and a copy of the blueprints for the memorial.
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 IN001026
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