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    Gardner Korean War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Athol Granite Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Gardner Korean War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Korean War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 13, 1961.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Plaque: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 7 x 4 x 1 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque:) IN HONOR OF ALL/WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES/OF THE UNITED STATES/FROM THE/CITY OF GARDNER/1950-DURING THE KOREAN CONFLICT-1953/IN MEMORIAM (list of ten names) unsigned
    Description: 
    A bronze inscription plaque topped by a relief of an eagle with its wings spread is installed on the front of a granite stele.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Korean War
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Gardner
    Stele
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Gardner, Gardner Historical Commission, 95 Pleasant Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440
    Located City Hall Plaza, Pleasant Street, Gardner, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The memorial honors those from Gardner who served in the Korean War. IAS files contain a Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated May 5, 1977.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    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 MA000478
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