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War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor. Title:  War Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Great Seal of the U.S., (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Tablet: limestone. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 6 ft. x 7 ft. x 6 in.; Tablet: approx. 10 ft. x 137 in. x 18 in. Inscription:  (Edge of tablet, incised:) MARSHALL FREDERICKS/SCULPTOR (above signature, incised) PRESENTED BY/THE BIRMINGHAM/ROTARY CLUB/1952/(seal) (Bottom, front:) HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY (On ribbon in eagle's mouth, incised:) E PLURIBUS UNUM signed Description:  A United States seal in relief depicting an eagle with outspread wings and a shield covering its body, grasping an olive branch with its left talon and arrows with its right talon. The eagle holds an inscribed ribbon in its beak. Above the eagle's head there is a sunburst with stars in the center. The relief is mounted on a free standing tablet. Subject:  History -- United States -- Military history Emblem -- Seal Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Landscape -- Celestial -- Star Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Birmingham Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Birmingham, Birmingham, Michigan Located Seaholm High School, 2436 West Lincoln, Birmingham, Michigan Remarks:  Presented by the Birmingham Rotary Club. Dedicated to those who served the United States. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000311   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000311 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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