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Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Fassnacht, Jo, sculptor. Title:  Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Dedicated November 11, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Tallest figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x Diam. 94 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) Fassnacht '88 (On base:) Jo Fassnacht Sculptor (Inside proper right shoe of standing male soldier:) (copyright symbol) GBA 1988 (Section 1:) "ARMY"/(army insignia) (Section 2:) "NAVY"/(navy insignia) (Section 3:) "MARINE CORPS"/(marine corps insignia) (Section 4:) "COAST GUARD"/(coast guard insignia) (Section 5:) "AIR FORCE"/(air force insignia) (Section 6:) "VIETNAM"/THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THOSE GEORGIANS/WHO FOUGHT, DIED AND ARE STILL MISSING IN ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. THEY ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL TO DUTY WITH COURAGE AND SACRIFICE AND THEY SHALL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN./11-11-88 signed Description:  Three figures atop a circular base of polished granite. Two male soldiers and one female nurse dressed in military clothing. One male figure is standing holding in his proper right hand, a machine gun that hangs down at his side. In his proper left hand he holds the receiver to a radio, which is raised almost to his mouth. A canteen is strapped to his proper left hip and another pack is on his proper right hip. He is wearing a jacket/vest and combat boots. The nurse is standing. In her proper right hand, she holds a wrap of bandages and reaches out to the proper right hand of a kneeling soldier. With her proper left hand, she reaches into her pocket for a pair of of scissors. The kneeling soldier holds a machine gun in his proper left hand. He wears a helmet and a canteen rests on his proper right hip. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Georgia, Georgia Building Authority, 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Located 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The Georgia Assembly authorized the sculpture by resolution April 14, 1988. IAS files contain additional dimensions for each figure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993. 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 GA000029   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000029 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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