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Unknown (Italian),
Leon Richardson Memorials,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Sumter
Sculpture
Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Leon Richardson Memorials, fabricator.
Title:
Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1974.
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 84 in. x W. 24 in.
Inscription:
(Around top of base:) IN HONOR OF/THE MEN OF/SUMTER COUNTY/WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES/IN VIETNAM (29 names on front of base) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/JOHN 15:13/ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY/1974 (Curb around base:) LEON RICHARDSON/ROUTE 2/SUMTER, S. C. signed
Description:
Statue of a uniformed soldier on a six-sided base. The soldier wears a combat hat, a shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbow, an ammunition belt and pants tucked into combat boots. He has a rifle on his back and is holding the strap with his proper right hand. His proper left knee is bent and his proper left foot rests on a boulder.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Sumter
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Sumter County, Public Works, 1289 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29153
Located Magnolia Street adjacent to City-County Building, Sumter, South Carolina
Remarks:
The statue was imported from Italy; the base was designed by Leon Richardson Memorials. IAS files contain related article from The Daily Item (Sumter, S.C.), Feb. 7, 1974, pg. 1B, which states that the funds for the $8,000 memorial were raised during a public campaign.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000063
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Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000063
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