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Lail, Jerry,
Wiley Brothers,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton
Bench
Stele
Sculpture
Lincoln County War Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Lail, Jerry, sculptor.
Wiley Brothers, fabricator.
Title:
Lincoln County War Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
(Middle stele: approx. 87 x 54 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 17 1/2 x 66 x 8 1/2); (Each flanking stele: approx. 60 x 30 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 17 1/2 x 43 x 8 1/2 in.). (Bench: approx. 21 1/2 x 108 x 28 in.).
Inscription:
(Central stele:) LINCOLN COUNTY/WAR MEMORIAL/(eagle)/WORLD WAR I/(three columns with thirteen names)/WORLD WAR II/(three columns with ninety-four names) (Stele on right:) VIETNAM WAR/(one column with sixteen names) (Stele on left:) KOREAN WAR/(column with eleven names)/GRENADA/JEB FRANKLIN SEAGLE/LEBANON/MICHAEL D. MERCER (On backside edge of bench:) TO HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR ALL (On front edge of bench:) ERECTED BY CITIZENS OF LINCOLN COUNTY IN 1983/FOR THEIR GOD, THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR FELLOW MAN unsigned
Description:
The war memorial is comprised of three steles and a bench with inscription text.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Military history
History
--
United States
--
World War II
History
--
United States
--
World War I
History
--
United States
--
Vietnam War
History
--
United States
--
Korean War
History
--
United States
--
Grenada
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
North
Carolina
--
Lincolnton
Bench
Stele
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lincoln County Veterans Council,
Lincolnton
,
North
Carolina
28092
Located Lincoln County Courthouse, Town square, Court Street, Highway 27,
Lincolnton
,
North
Carolina
Remarks:
Dedicated to those who died in service to their country during the First and Second World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam War, and in Grenada and Lebanon. Erected by the citizens of Lincoln County. The memorial cost $5,100. IAS files contain transcription of names on slabs.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
North
Carolina
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 NC000299
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000299
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