The Universal Soldier, (sculpture).

The Universal Soldier, (sculpture).

Adams, Mac, 1943- , sculptor.

Peerless Granite, carver.

A. Ottavino Corporation, fabricator.

Milgo Art Systems, fabricator.

The Universal Soldier, (sculpture).

N. Y. Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).

New York Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).

Designed before Oct. 15, 1990. Dedicated June 25, 1991.

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Sculpture: Fox Hill black granite with stainless steel; Base: Fox Hill black granite; Foundation: pink granite.

Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 10 in.; Base, bottom tier: approx. 7 in. x 10 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.; Base, middle tier: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 9 ft. 4 in. x 10 in.; Base, top tier: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 9 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in.

(Top tier of base, rear:) THE UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (Lower right corner of top tier, rear:) MAC ADAMS 1991 (Top tier of base, front:) THE KOREAN WAR/1950-1953 (Each pink granite foundation segment lists a different country:) AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CANADA; COLUMBIA; DENMARK; ETHIOPIA; FRANCE; GREECE; INDIA; ITALY; LUXEMBOURG; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; PHILIPPINES; REP. OF KOREA; S. AFRICA; SWEDEN; THAILAND; TURKEY; UNITED KINGDOM; U. S. OF AMERICA (On each segment, just below the country name, are the words "DEAD" "WOUNDED" and/or "MISSING" and below each is the tally.) signed

Granite stele with a full-length profile of a walking soldier cut out of the center. The soldier wears a helmet and carries a rifle. The inside edge around the cut out of the soldier is lined with stainless steel. The stele rests on a three-tiered black granite base which rests on a pink granite foundation. The middle tier of the base is decorated with mosaic tile flags of the United States and Korea. Both sides of the bottom tier are decorated with mosaic tile flags for 12 other countries. The pink granite foundation is divided into 22 segments each inscribed with a country name and a tally of the number dead, wounded and missing during the Korean War.

History -- United States -- Korean War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York

Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021

Located Battery Park, Adjacent to Battery Place, southwest corner of West Street, New York, New York

Sculpture cost: 450,000 dollars. Sculpture is maintained by the Korean Memorial Commission. According to the Art Commission of the City of New York, preliminary approval for the sculpture was given on Oct. 15, 1990 and final approval was given on Nov. 18, 1991. Milgo Art Systems cut and fitted the stainless steal lining for the cut-out figure. Peerless Granite carved the base. A. Ottavino Corporation did the installation. Sculpture is maintained by the Korean Memorial Commission.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.

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