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Nevada State Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitchell, Lil R., sculptor. Mitchell, Ron, sculptor. Title:  Nevada State Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Wall, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1992. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite blocks or sandstone, carved. Dimensions:  Approx. 10 ft. x 38 ft. x 9 in. Inscription:  Lil R. Mitchell (copyright symbol) 1992 signed Description:  Wall with overlapping reliefs relating to Nevada's military history. Reliefs include partial figures of several soldiers, sailors, and aviators, including the head of Teddy Roosevelt. Also depicted are an F-4 jet, a stealth fighter, a helicopter, the battleship and nuclear submarine Nevada, a PT boat, and a tank. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War Architecture -- Detail -- Wall Figure group Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore -- Head Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Occupation -- Writer -- Author Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Occupation -- Military -- Aviator Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Boat -- Nevada Architecture -- Boat -- Warship Architecture -- Boat -- Submarine Architecture -- Vehicle -- Tank Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Carson City Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Nevada, State Legislature, 100 Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 89710 Located Nevada State Library and Archives, 100 Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada Remarks:  Honors Nevada's military veterans. World War II bombers trained at the Tonopah Army Air Field and stealth fighters were tested at the Tonopah Test Range. Teddy Roosevelt reportedly trained his Rough Riders in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. SOS! report lists media as granite, but Nevada Appeal, Nov. 12, 1992, refers to media as sandstone. IAS files contain related articles from Las Vegas Sun, Oct. 18, 1991, pg. 7A, which discusses controversy surrounding the memorial; and Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV), Nov. 12, 1992, pg. A-1, A-8, which discusses the dedication. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV), Nov. 12, 1992, pg. A-1. 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 NV000173   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000173 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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