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    		• Gorum, Jerry,
     
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    		• Saybe, Brian,
     
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    		• Shidoni Foundry,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Pineville
     
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    Louisiana Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gorum, Jerry, sculptor.
    Saybe, Brian, architect.
    Shidoni Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Louisiana Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Eagle, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1989. Dedicated July 4, 1989.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Inside of flag, on back of sculpture: artist's signature) (On plaque on base, raised letters:) LOUISIANA/VETERANS MEMORIAL/Dedicated To Louisiana Veterans/1803 To Forever/For The Protection And Defense Of/The United States Of America,/So Freedom And Peace May Prevail/Dedicated/July 4, 1989/Sculptor/Jerry Gorum signed
    Description: 
    A bald eagle with wings spread carries an American flag in its talons. The flag is fully unfurled and its lower section drapes over the base. The sculpture is mounted on a pyramid-shaped base.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object -- Other -- Flag
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Pineville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Veterans Administration Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, Shreveport Highway, Pineville, Louisiana 71360
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is dedicated to all Louisiana Veterans from 1803 onward. IAS files contain a flyer from the Veterans Administration which notes that the estimated cost of the sculpture was $67,000.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
    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 LA000345
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