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The Point Man, (sculpture). Artist:  Hamilton, Greg, sculptor. Daugherty, Michael F., 1942- , architect. Shidoni Foundry, founder. Smith Monument Works, fabricator. Title:  The Point Man, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lincoln Parish Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1989-1991. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1991. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: ceramic tile, concrete; Memorial: granite. Dimensions:  2 units. (Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 48 in. x 94 in.; Base: approx. 16 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 2 in.); (Memorial tablet: approx. 32 1/2 91 in.; Memorial base: approx. H. 24 x W. 20 x L. 81 in.) Inscription:  (Artist's signature on soldier's dogtag) (On plaque on back of memorial:) PRESENTED TO/LINCOLN PARISH/BY THE/LINCOLN PARISH VETERANS/MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/NOVEMBER 11, 1991 (followed by a list of committee member names) (On granite memorial tablet:) LINCOLN PARISH VETERANS MEMORIAL/WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR II KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR PANAMA/(under the name of each war is a column of names of those killed)/IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES signed Description:  Full-length figure of a Vietnam war soldier leading patrol. He is dressed in battle fatigues and wears a helmet. In his proper right hand he holds a rifle, the butt of the gun sits on his proper right knee. His proper left arm is raised and bent at the elbow, he signals with his proper left hand. He stands on a rock. The bronze sculpture stands in a square concrete planter which is covered with black ceramic tile. Nine feet in front of the sculpture is a granite text tablet set in sloped position atop a granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Ruston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Ruston, Mayor's Office, 401 North Trenton Street, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 Located City Hall, Trenton Street, Ruston, Louisiana Remarks:  IAS files contain transcription of names of memorial committee members. For further reading see: Ruston Daily Leader, Nov. 10 & 11, 1991 (photo and account). Dedication video report and scrapbook of letters responding to sculpture is on file with Station KSLA, Shreveport (Louisiana). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996. 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 LA000480   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000480 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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