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Snider, Kris,
EDAW, Inc.,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia
Sculpture
Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Snider, Kris, architect.
EDAW, Inc., architectural firm.
Title:
Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 25, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Memorial: green granite; Foundation: concrete.
Inscription:
(Inscribed with 1,116 names of veterans either killed or missing in action from the Vietnam War) (A small cross has been engraved next to the names of those who remain missing in action) (On the right side of the wall:) WASHINGTON STATE/VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
Description:
A semi-circular wall made up of sixteen granite slabs. Names of Vietnam War Veterans who never came back are listed in chronological order from 1963 to 1975. The circular wall represents the circle of life and the cut in the wall symbolizes the break in the circle of life caused by the war.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Washington, Department of General Administration, 1058 Capitol Way, Olympia, Washington 98504
Located Washington State Capitol, On a grassy knoll east of the State Insurance Building, Olympia, Washington
Remarks:
This monument replaces a previous Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1982. Funded by private contributions. Cost: $178,000. IAS files contain related articles from Olympian (Olympia, WA), May 25, 1987; May 26, 1987, pg. 1, 8A; a brochure "In Memory" from the Washington State Capitol's Visitor Center; and other related materials.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Olympian (Olympia, WA), May 25, 1987.
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 WA000055
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000055
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