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(Long Beach Veterans Memorial Building), (sculpture). Artist:  Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981, sculptor. Kahrs, George W., architect. Title:  (Long Beach Veterans Memorial Building), (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Medium:  Concrete or stone. Description:  Three-panel bas-relief in stone or concrete over the entrance to a building. The center panel features an eagle with wings outspread. The panels on either side feature reclining heroic figures. The figure on the right has a sword and helmet. The figure on the left has a helmet and wreath. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Figure -- Full length Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Destroyed. Provenance:  Formerly located Veterans Memorial Building, Long Beach, California Remarks:  The Veterans Memorial Building and the sculpture were demolished in the 1970s. IAS files contain copy of related city Public Art Program correspondence. Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Gebhard, David and Harriette Von Breton, "Los Angeles in the Thirties 1931-1941", 2nd ed., Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1989, pg. 80. Illustration:  Gebhard, David and Harriette Von Breton, "Los Angeles in the Thirties 1931-1941", 2nd ed., Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1989, pg. 80. 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 CA002014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA002014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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