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(Vietnam Memorial Sculpture), (sculpture). Artist:  Boyden, Frank, sculptor. Baker, David Reeves, Jr., landscape architect. Mecham, Glen, contractor. Glick, Fred, assistant. Title:  (Vietnam Memorial Sculpture), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Vietnam Veterans Memorial Walkway, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1991. 1993. Dedicated May 1, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, marble and granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. 5 in. x Diam. 29.25 in.; Base: approx. 30 in. x 18 ft. 3 in. x 14 in. Inscription:  LIGHT IS AN APPOINTMENT WE MUST ALL KEEP WHEN WE ARE QUIET AND CAN FIND THE WAY. TOM CRAWFORD unsigned Description:  Environmental landscaped area consists of twenty-four alcoves and three walkways which meet at the central sculpture. The sculpture is a conical, spiraling piece with images of herons flying upward within the spiral, symbolic of ascending spirits. Words from the poem "Gretel 1" (celebrating life and light) by Tom Crawford are incorporated into the design. The spire and wall are proportioned so that on April 30, the day the Vietnam War ended, the spire casts a shadow over the words about light between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Abstract -- Geometric Animal -- Bird -- Heron Literature -- Crawford -- Gretel 1 Allegory -- Life -- Birth Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Newport Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newport, Development Commission, 810 S.W. Alder, Newport, Oregon 97365 Located Donald Davis Park, Newport, Oregon Remarks:  Commissioned in 1991, the idea for a monument to honor Vietnam Veterans originated in 1988 with Tony Molina. The Newport Development Commission contributed $50,000. David R. Baker, Jr., whose father was killed in Vietnam, designed the walkway. Herons were chosen because of their upward, spiraling flight patterns. They represented "ascending spirits" to the artist. The twenty-four alcoves honor each Lincoln County citizen killed in the war. IAS files include the artists' statements and a related article from the Newport News-Times, May 5, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon 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 OR000345   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000345 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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