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Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Abel, Doran, designer. Grabow, Stephen, designer. Wade, Gregory L., designer. Kansas Construction Company, contractor. J. T. Lardner Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated May 25, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Native Kansas limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4 ft. 4 in. x D. 1 ft. 4 in. x L. 65 ft. Inscription:  (Front of wall, engraved:) LEST WE FORGET THE/COURAGE, HONOR AND SACRIFICE/OF OUR FELLOW STUDENTS.../THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS/VIETNAM MEMORIAL/1986 (Five columns listing 55 names) unsigned Description:  L-shaped retaining wall set into a hill. The wall has inscriptions and a bas-relief of an assault rifle with bayonet jammed into the ground between a pair of boots; a helmet hangs on the butt. There is also a patio and a bench. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Architecture -- Detail -- Wall Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence Relief Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Kansas, Office of Capital Programs, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Located University of Kansas, Southeast corner of Memorial Drive & West Campus Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Remarks:  Cost of $40,000 funded through private donations, including an initial gift of $10,000 from the student senate. Honors the 55 University of Kansas alumni killed while serving in Vietnam. Designed by KU student Doran Abel, KU Professor Stephen Grabow, and architect Gregory L. Wade; constructed by workmen from the Office of Facilities Operations, Kansas Construction Company, and the J. T. Lardner Stone Company. IAS files contain related articles from Jayhawker (1986), pg. 54; The Oread, May 9, 1986 and Kansas Alumni (Sept. 1986). IAS files also contain an article from University Daily Kansan, Feb. 8, 1984, pg. 1, discussing an earlier design. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Oread, May 9, 1986. 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 KS000278   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000278 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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