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Mattern, Robert,
Barre Granite Works,
M. J. Judge Company,
History -- United States
Object -- Other
Object -- Written Matter
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
Korean War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mattern, Robert, designer.
Barre Granite Works, fabricator.
M. J. Judge Company, contractor.
Title:
Korean War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 26, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 108 in.
Inscription:
(On back of middle panel:) Erected by: M. J. Judge Co. Inc. (On front of middle panel:) KOREA/UNITED STATES/KOREA/UNITED NATIONS/THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE MEN AND/WOMEN FROM LUZERNE COUNTRY WHO SERVED IN THE KOREAN/THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING THE KOREAN WAR./ON LAND DONATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS OF WYOMING VALLEY ERECTED/THIS MONUMENT AND DEDICATED IT ON JULY 26, 1992 (On each side panel:) OUR FALLEN COMRADES/(list of names) (On small panel in front of memorial:) DEDICATED TO THE MEN KILLED/AT COSHOCTON, OHIO/SEPT 11, 1950 unsigned
Description:
Three granite inscription panels installed side by side with a small panel standing in front. The middle panel is incised with a map of Korea and flags of the United States, Korea, and the United Nations. The side panels are incised with insignia for the Air Force, Marines, Army, and Navy. The small panel standing in front is a memorial to the men killed in a train accident while returning from training in Ohio.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Korean War
Object -- Other -- Flag
Object -- Written Matter -- Map
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Korean War Veterans Association, Box 1571, Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704
Located Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Lawn, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18711
Remarks:
The memorial honors Luzerne County men and women who served during the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans of Wyoming Valley commissioned the Barre Granite Company of Vermont to create the memorial that was designed by the Korean War Veterans finance officer, Robert Mattern. The memorial cost $24,000 which was financed through local contributions. IAS files contain newspaper articles from Citizens' Voice, Jan. 18, 1990, pg. 4; and July 9, 1990.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001915
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001915
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