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    		• Walker, Barvo,
     
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    		• American Art Foundry (Rhome, TX),
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Duty, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Walker, Barvo, sculptor.
    American Art Foundry (Rhome, TX), founder.
    Title: 
    Duty, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1987.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 12 x 6 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On right rear corner of sculpture:) SCULPTED BY/BARVO/(copyright symbol) 1987 (On front of sculpture:) DUTY (On front of base:) DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF ALL VETERANS/BY/VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I U.S.A./THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS/NOVEMBER 11, 1987/MARION B. IRLAND E.L. SPRAGUE, P.N.C./DEPT. COMMANDER QUARTERMASTER (On back of base: text of poem "In Flanders Fields") signed
    Description: 
    Two full-length solider figures. Standing soldier holds proper right arm high overhead with rifle in hand. Second soldier is wounded and leans back against standing figure. Standing soldier's proper left arm supports other soldier's back. Wounded figure holds rifle in proper left arm which is hanging down at his side. Both wear military uniforms with leggings, helmets, and gear strapped to their waists and backs.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure group -- Male
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Fort Worth, Planning Department, Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
    Located Veterans Memorial Park, 4100 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain photograph of text of poem on base. For related articles see Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Nov. 11, 1987 and Nov. 12, 1987.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993.
    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 TX000147
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