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Eagle, (sculpture). Artist:  Belleville Monument Works, fabricator. Baldwin Monument Company, contractor. Title:  Eagle, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1931. Dedicated May 30, 1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze (?); Base: Rock of Ages granite and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 2 x 2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On east face of granite base:) Built by Belleville Monument Works/Design Copyright 1931 (On west face of granite base:) (On bronze plate, raised lettering:) IN MEMORY OF/THE ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD/AND IN HONOR OF OUR/LIVING HEROES WHO/HAVE DEFENDED US/IN ALL OUR WARS/CIVIL WAR 1861-1865/SPANISH WAR 1898/WORLD WAR 1917-1919/ERECTED BY OUR PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/MAY 30, 1931 (Below plate:) WORLD WAR NO II, 1941-1945/KOREAN WAR 1950-1953/VIET NAM CONFLICT 1964-1975 Description:  An American eagle with wings outspread is mounted atop a granite stele base that tapers slightly towards the top. The base is set upon three concrete slabs of graduated size. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Burr Oak Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Burr Oak Township, Burr Oak, Kansas Located Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, Kansas Remarks:  The sculpture honors soldiers of all American wars. The sculpture committee included representatives from Burr Oak's American Legion and Auxiliary, the Women's Relief Corps, the Commercial Club and Burr Oak township. The sculpture was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1931. IAS files contain a related article from the Topeka Capital, May 10, 1931. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Topeka Capital, May 10, 1931. 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 KS000612   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000612 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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