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State of Idaho Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Chriswell, Thomas, sculptor. Kay Prestwich Associates, architectural firm. Wasatch Bronzeworks, founder. Title:  State of Idaho Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Copyrighted 1987. Cast 1989. Dedicated Aug. 4, 1990. Medium:  Sculpture: carbon steel frame with stainless steel covering; Base: black granite and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 24 x 8 x 25 ft.; Base: approx. 25 x 40 x 25 ft. (5 tons). Inscription:  T. CHRISWELL 1987 (copyright symbol) (Slanted legs of sculpture:) (Names of all Idaho fatalities and those missing in Vietnam) signed Description:  A large inverted letter V stands as the traditional sign of victory turned upside down. A relief depicting a soldier, a prisoner of war, and a woman appears on the vertical leg of the structure. A copper-etched map of Southeast Asia appears on the reverse side of the sculpture. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure female Landscape -- Southeast Asia Object -- Written Matter -- Map Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Idaho Falls Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Idaho Falls, Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department, 520 Memorial Drive, P. O. Box 50220, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 Located Freeman Park, Idaho Falls, Idaho Remarks:  The idea for the monument originated in 1985 with Freedom Birds, Inc., the Idaho falls area Vietnam veterans organization, who chose the site and oversaw the design for the monument. Tom Chriswell's design was selected by the memorial committee in 1986 and land was donated by the City of Idaho Falls. In 1987, the Idaho legislature approved a resolution recognizing the memorial to be the official Vietnam Veterans Memorial for the state. Land was donated by the City of Idaho Falls. State Lottery funds (approximately $200,000) were subsequently allocated to the monument. The entire cost of the monument was approximately $275,000; with state funds of $190,000 supplemented by private and corporate donations of money, labor and materials. The monument honors 243 Idahoans, either killed in the war, missing in action, or prisoners of war. Reportedly, this is the first Vietnam monument in the nation that recognizes women's participation in the war. IAS files include citations to additional source materials located at the Reading/Reference room of BCHS Museum, Idaho Falls. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho 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 ID000026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ID000026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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