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Borgman, Kim,
Quin Concrete,
Fox Monuments,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
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History -- United States
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Passion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Marshall
Bench
Sculpture
Saline County Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Borgman, Kim, sculptor.
Quin Concrete, fabricator.
Fox Monuments, carver.
Title:
Saline County Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned March 1989. Dedicated Sept. 15, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze, black granite, and precast concrete.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. H. 22 in. (300 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Plaque on north wall, incised lettering:) WE ETCH THESE NAMES ON/GRANITE TO STAND AGAINST/TIME ... IN MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/AND TO ALL/VETERANS OF SALINE COUNTY/WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY/IN
WAR
AND PEACE/"... GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/THIS-THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/(crossed flags) unsigned
Description:
A
war
memorial with three curved, rose-colored concrete walls, each inset with black granite text plaques, surrounding a circular bench with center pole topped by a bronze eagle. The west wall has four plaques, the first two inscribed with World
War
I names, the second two containing names from World
War
II. The north wall has a dedication plaque flanked by six plaques, three on each side, each inscribed with the name of a
war
and a geographical representation above it. On the left side, from top to bottom, are "WORLD
WAR
I," "KOREA," and "
PERSIAN
GULF
." On the right side, from top to bottom, are "WORLD
WAR
II," and "VIETNAM," with the bottom plaque blank. The east wall has four plaques with, from left to right, names from World
War
II on the first two plaques, Korean
War
on the next plaque, the Vietnam
War
and the
Persian
Gulf
War
combined on the last. The memorial is set upon a circular plaza, encircled by a lighted walkway with an entrance in front.
Subject:
History
--
United
States
--
Military
history
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
Animal
--
Bird
--
Eagle
Allegory
--
Passion
--
Love
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Marshall
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Saline County, Marshall, Missouri 65340
Located Saline County Courthouse, Southeast corner of courthouse lawn, Marshall, Missouri
Remarks:
The memorial commemorates all soldiers from Saline County,who fought from World
War
I through the
Persian
Gulf
War
. It was erected by the Saline County Veterans Memorial Corporation, led by Gerald Cunningham, a Vietnam
War
veteran. Commissioned in 1989, the memorial cost $20,000 and was funded through donations, with $1,000 donated from ConAgra, Cunningham's employer. The eagle was made possible by a contribution by the City of Marshall. According to the artist, the circular design is meant to symbolize a mother's arms embracing her child as he is sent into battle. Quinn Concrete constructed the precast concrete panels; and Fox Monuments engraved the black granite plaques. Controversy arose when the Saline County Commission wanted the memorial placed on the north side of the courthouse square, but after two years, the Saline County Veterans Memorial prevailed in having it located on the southeast corner. Of the names engraved, there are 139 listed for World
War
I, 123 for World
War
II, 5 for the Korean
War
, 18 for the Vietnam
War
, and 1 for the
Persian
Gulf
War
.
IAS files contain detailed dimensions, and a partial transcription of names from World
War
II, Korean
War
, Vietnam
War
, and
Persian
Gulf
War
plaques on the east wall. IAS files contain the following related articles from The Democrat-News (Marshall, MO): Sept. 3, 1991, pg. 1; Sept. 13, 1991, pg. 3B, IIB; Sept. 16, 1991, pg. 1, 12.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Democrat-News (Marshall, MO), Sept. 16, 1991, pg. 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 MO000356
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