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    		• Kresse, Kevin,
     
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    		• Crucible Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Darby, William O.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Architecture -- Vehicle
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fort Smith
     
     
    General William O. Darby, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kresse, Kevin, sculptor.
    Crucible Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    General William O. Darby, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    2016. Dedicated April 30, 2016.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: fieldstone and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 1/2 x 8 x 12 ft. (1,300 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Below motorcyle tail lights:) Kresse / 2016 (On plaque on front of base:) GENERAL WILLIAN O. DARBY / ORIGINAL COMMANDER OF THE U.S. ARMY RANGERS / ONWARD WE STAGGER, AND IF THE TANKS COME, / MAY GOD HELP THE TANKS. / SCULPTOR KEVIN KRESSE / DEDICATED APRIL 30, 2016 signed
    Description: 
    This sculpture portrays World War II general William O. Darby on a motorcycle. His proper right foot rests on the ground and his proper right arm and hand point off into the distance. A rifle in a gun case is attached to the proper right front wheel of the motorcycle, and there are saddlebags on either side of the rear wheel of the motorcycle.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Darby, William O. -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Motorcycle
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fort Smith
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Fort Smith, 35 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
    Located Cisterna Park, North 10th Street at Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, Akansas
    Remarks: 
    General William O. Darby was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Feb. 8, 1911. He graduated from Fort Smith High School and the U.S.Military at West Point. During World War II he was killed in action on April 30, 1945 at Torbole, Italy.
    References: 
    State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2017.
    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 74850290
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