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Bayer, Will,
Rollins, Alton,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Sanford
Sculpture
Lee County Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bayer, Will, designer.
Rollins, Alton, landscape architect.
Title:
Lee County Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 28, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 1 in. x 36 1/2 in. x 48 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 48 x 61 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, incised:) SUCH IS THE/PATRIOT'S BOAST./WHERE'RE WE ROAM,/HIS FIRST, BEST COUNTRY/EVER IS AT HOME./GOLDSMITH/THIS MEMORIAL HAS/BEEN ERECTED BY THE/PEOPLE OF LEE COUNTY/IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF/THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO/SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES/OF OUR COUNTRY, TO EXPRESS/OUR GRATITUDE, APPRECIATION,/AND ADMIRATION./MAY 28, 1989 unsigned
Description:
The sculpture is a black granite monolith with a memorial inscription and an American eagle set on a white marble base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Sanford
Sculpture
Owner:
Sanford Police Department, 225 East Weatherspoon, Sanford, North Carolina 27330
Remarks:
This sculpture honors the living and dead Lee County veterans who served in World Wars I and II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Although such a memorial had been discussed for years, no action was taken until Nancy Cope's junior history class at Lee Senior High School began working with the idea. Billy Ray Cameron, former national commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, organized the memorial committee, which included students from the history class. Funds from the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina enabled the start of the memorial project. The memorial was completed with additional funds from the community, donations of materials from area merchants, and donation of labor by city employees. Cost: approximately $50,000. The sculpture was designed by Will Bayer, who was a student at West Lee Junior High at the time. IAS files contain related article from The Sanford Herald (Sanford, NC), May 27, 1989, pg. 1A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000166
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000166
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