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Blair, John J.,
Cavalier Renaissance Foundry,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Figure group -- Male
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Milford
Sculpture
Korea - Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Blair, John J., sculptor.
Cavalier Renaissance Foundry, founder.
Title:
Korea - Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Each figure: approx. 5 x 2.5 x 1.5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On east face of base in bronze:) VIETNAM/1961-1973 (On west face of base in bronze:) KOREA/1950-1953 (On north face of base on plaque:) "WE REMEMBER, WE CARE"/NOVEMBER 11, 1986/COMMEMORATED BY/KOREA-VIETNAM/MEMORIAL COMMITTEE (On south face of base on plaque:) "WE MOURN THE FALLEN,/WE GRIEVE FOR THE MISSING,/WE CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF/OUR VALIANT MEN AND WOMEN."
Description:
Life-size full-length figures of two soldiers standing on a plinth that rests on a two-stage base. The figure facing west is dressed in Korean War era military attire and has a rifle slung over his proper left shoulder. The figure facing east is dressed in Vietnam War era military attire and holds a machine gun in his proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Figure group -- Male
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Connecticut
--
Milford
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Milford
, Public Works, 83 Ford Street,
Milford
,
Connecticut
06460
Located
152 South Broad Street adjacent to
Milford
Green,
Milford
,
Connecticut
Remarks:
The monument, which cost approximately $90,000, was the work of
Milford
's Korea-Vietnam Memorial Committee, organized in 1985 to create a suitable monument in honor of the town's veterans and war dead. IAS files contain related articles from The
Milford
Mirror, March 23, 1986 and Oct. 23, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Connecticut
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 CT000312
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000312
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