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George Logan & Sons,
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Element
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- West Point
Sculpture
Air Cadet Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
George Logan & Sons, founder.
Title:
Air Cadet Memorial, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: metal, painted; Base: black marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 16 1/2 ft. x W. 2 ft. 1/2 in. x Diam. 44 in.
Inscription:
(On base:) THE HUNDREDS OF/GRADUATES HONORED/HERE GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN FLIGHT WHILE SERVING/THEIR COUNTRY, SUCH/SACRIFICES WERE NOT/IMAGINED AT WEST POINT'S/FOUNDING; YET THEY/FORGED THE SPIRIT OF/THE ARMY AIR SERVICE/ARMY AIR CORPS, ARMY/AIR FORCES, UNITED STATES/AIR FORCE AND ARMY/AVIATION. ALL WHO SERVE/IN THE AIR WILL EVER/OWE HOMAGE TO THESE/GRADUATES WHO WENT/BEFORE THEM IN LIFE--/AND IN DEATH unsigned
Description:
A nude male figure with arms extend upward reaching up and floating on a stream of fire.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Element -- Fire
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
History -- United States -- Military history
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- West Point
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Army, United States Military Academy, West Point Museum, West Point, New York 10996
Located Mills Road, West Point, New York
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000238
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000238
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