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Guest, Larry,
Atex Granite Company,
Homage -- Cleveland, Clark
Homage -- Smith, Charles
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Emblem -- Seal
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Guest, Larry, designer.
Atex Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1988.
Medium:
Stele: Elberton gray granite; Base: Elberton gray granite.
Dimensions:
Stele: approx. 43 1/4 x 37 x 8 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 49 x 14 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Upper left front of stele, around top border of Army insignia, incised:) UNITED STATES ARMY (Upper right front of stele, around top border of Marine Corps insignia, incised:) UNITED STATES MARINE CORP (Front of stele, in two columns, incised:) (first column) (within outline of football helmet) 85/(below football helmet) CLARK CLEVELAND/1947--1967/(second column) (within outline of football helmet) 62/(below football helmet) CHARLES SMITH/1947--1968/(beneath columns) "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN/THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."/IN LOVING MEMORY OF THESE/TWO CLASSMATES WHO DIED IN/THE VIETNAM WAR/CLASS OF 1965 unsigned
Description:
An upright, rectangular stele memorial to Elbert County residents Clark Cleveland, 1947-1967, and Charles Smith, 1947-1968, who died in the Vietnam War. The stele has two inscribed military insignias on the top front, with two outlines of football helmets below them, each inscribed with a number. The front of the stele is inscribed with a commemoration and the stele is mounted upon a short, rectangular base.
Subject:
Homage -- Cleveland, Clark
Homage -- Smith, Charles
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Emblem -- Seal
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Elbert County Board of Education, 50 Laurel Drive, Elberton, Georgia 30635
Located Granite Bowl, Elberton, Georgia 30635
Remarks:
Given by the Class of 1965. The designer, Larry Guest, was a classmate to Clark Cleveland and Charles Smith.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000281
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000281
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