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Keller, Robert A.,
History -- United States
Figure -- Fragment
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Portales
Sculpture
Bicentennial Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keller, Robert A., sculptor.
Title:
Bicentennial Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, painted and metal.
Dimensions:
Approx. 10 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of sculpture:) BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL/TO HONOR THOSE WHO ESTABLISHED/AND PRESERVED FREEDOM IN/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/THROUGH SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES/1776-1976 (On plaque on back of base:) THIS MEMORIAL DONATED BY:/CARL MCDERMOTT POST No. 31 - AMERICAN LEGION/AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT No. 31/BARRACKS 268, W.W.1 VETERANS/W.W. 1 VETERANS AUXILIARY/BRONSON CUTTING POST 3299 V.F.W./V.F.W. AUXILIARY/CHAPTER 16, ROOSEVELT COUNTY DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS/EL PORTAL CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/NEW MEXICO AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION/ROBERT A. KELLER, ARTIST - DESIGNER signed
Description:
A memorial consisting of two abstract hands with palms meeting at the wrist and holding a star-like shape between them.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Portales
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Roosevelt County Commission, 101 West First Street, Roosevelt County Courthouse, Portales, New Mexico 88130
Located Roosevelt County Courthouse, 101 West First Street, Portales, New Mexico
Remarks:
The monument honors those who fought for and preserved freedom throughout the first two hundred years of the United States. The memorial was donated by the Carl McDermott Post, No. 31 of the American Legion; the American Legion Auxiliary Unit, No. 31; Barracks 268 of W.W.I Veterans of the W.W.I Veterans Auxiliary; Bronson Cutting Post 3294 V.F.W.; V.F.W. Auxiliary; Chapter 16 of the Roosevelt County Disabled American Veterans; the El Portal Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; and the New Mexico American Revolution Bicenntennial Commission.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
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 NM000245
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000245
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