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    		• Dixon, Matthew,
     
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    		• Hudson, Jim,
     
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    		• J. T. Construction Company,
     
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    		• Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
     
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    Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Dixon, Matthew, designer.
    Hudson, Jim, sculptor.
    Gilpin and Bazemore, architectural firm.
    J. T. Construction Company, contractor.
    Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987-1991. Dedicated June 29, 1993.
    Medium: 
    Marble and bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. Diam. 95 ft.; Center sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 6 ft. 3 in. x 15 ft. 2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On either side of marble pedestal:) VIETNAM MEMORIAL (On top of marble pedestal are engraved the names of 106 Chatham County citizens who were killed in Vietnam)
    Description: 
    Memorial is a large reflecting pool with marble centerpiece. There are steps leading down into the pool. In the center of the pool is a large rough-sided marble sculpture in the shape of the Vietnam peninsula. The top of the sculpture is flat. The sculpture slopes up from a height of two feet at the tip to a height of five feet at the top of the penninsula. At the top is a sculpture in bronze rendering a pair of combat boots, an M16 rifle with bayonet down as if pushed into the ground, and a helmet hanging on the butt of the gun. Along the side of the pool is a large marble pedestal with names engraved on it.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Vietnam War
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
    Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Committee, P.O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31402
    Located Emmet Park, East Bay and Rossiter Lane, Savannah, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    Surrounding the pool is a circular brick walk made of engraved bricks purchased by donors. The total cost of the memorial was $200,000. IAS files contain copies of related newspaper articles.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000410
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