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Weaver, Walter,
Worthen Memorials,
New Mexico Travertine,
History -- United States
Object -- Other
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Belen
Sculpture
Monolith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weaver, Walter, landscape architect.
Worthen Memorials, founder.
New Mexico Travertine, fabricator.
Title:
Monolith, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987-1988.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Medal: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 10 ft. x 46 in. x 46 in. (8 tons).
Inscription:
(Incised on monolith:) "GREATER LOVE HATH/NO MAN THAN THIS,/THAT A MAN LAY/DOWN HIS LIFE/FOR HIS FRIENDS."/JOHN, CHAPTER 15, VERSE 13/US ARMY/FERNANDEZ DANIEL SPEC 4 25TH INF DIV*/MARTINEZ JOE P PVT 7TH INF DIV*/MCDONALD ROBERT 1ST LT 5TH US INF/MILLER FRANKLIN D S SGT 1ST SPECIAL FORCES/MIYAMURA HIROSHI H CPL 3RD INF DIV/ROCCO LOUIS R WO WS ARMY ADVISORY TEAM 162 US MAC/RUIZ ALEJANDRO RENTERIA PFC 27TH INF DIV/SCOTT ROBERT S CAPT 43RD INF DIV/VALDEZ JOSE F PFC 3RD INF DIV*/US MARINES/BONNYMAN ALEXANDER JR 1ST LT USMCR*/MURPHY, RAYMOND G 2ND LT USMCR 1ST MARINE DIV unsigned
Description:
Rectangular monolith cut at the top in a diagonal plane stands among a grouping of natural boulders. A replica of the Congressional Medal of Honor was affixed by the inscriptions before it was stolen.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Object -- Other -- Medal
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Belen
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Valley Improvement Association, 302 Rio Communities Boulevard, P. O. Box 8, Belen, New Mexico 87002
Located Rio Communities, Rio Grande Veterans Memorial Park, Patriots' Way, Belen, New Mexico
Remarks:
The park and sculpture were funded by the Valley Improvement Association. This sculpture honors eleven New Mexicans who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. The replica of the Medal was stolen off the sculpture in 1995. IAS files include a related article from New Mexico Magazine, Nov. 1988.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
New Mexico Magazine (Nov. 1988): pg. 83.
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 NM000481
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000481
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