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Komisin, John,
Little & Associates Architects,
Statesville Marble & Granite,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
Sculpture
Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Komisin, John, sculptor.
Little & Associates Architects, architectural firm.
Statesville Marble & Granite, fabricator.
Title:
Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Mecklenburg County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wall: granite; Foundation: stone.
Dimensions:
Wall: approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 230 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Wall panel:) MECKLENBURG COUNTY/VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL/DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 1989 (Wall panel:) IN HONOR OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO/SERVED AND TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES IN VIETNAM, FROM THE PEOPLE OF/MECKLENBURG COUNTY (The wall continues with year-by-year panels, 1959-1975, covering events of the Vietnam War, and a year-by-year listing of deaths of Mecklenburg participants, 1965-1972. The wall ends with a poem about Vietnam written by Mecklenburg resident Lochlin Walker)
Description:
Curved granite wall built along an ivy-covered mound. The wall is composed of inscribed panels covering the Vietnam conflict chronologically from 1959-1975, as well as the names of Mecklenburg County residents who lost their lives, 1965-1972.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Charlotte, Parks and Recreation Department, 700 Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Located Thompson Park, King's Drive & Fourth Street, Charlotte, North Carolina
Remarks:
The memorial was created by John Komisin, of Little & Associates Architects. SOS! report includes citations to Charlotte Observer (Nov. 11, 989) and transcript of poem by Walker.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000056
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000056
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