Tribute to the American Soldier, (sculpture).

Tribute to the American Soldier, (sculpture).

Queen, John, sculptor.

Cooper Construction Co., fabricator.

Tribute to the American Soldier, (sculpture).

1975. Installed Oct. 7, 1975.

Sculpture: bronze and concrete; Base: concrete..

Approx. H. 13 ft. 4 in. x W. 3 ft.

(Plaque on front of basin reads:) I have fought the good fight/I have kept the faith/II Tim unsigned

A large concrete block surmounted with a bronze crown of thorns. The concrete block stands in the center of a basin and "ring" or crown of adjacent abstract shapes that resemble the thorns attached to it at the top.

History -- United States -- Military history

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Midland

Administered by United States General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 18th & F Streets, Washington, District of Columbia 20506

Located G. Mahon Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 100 East Wall Street, Plaza, Midland, Texas

The sculpture was commissioned through the General Services Administration Art-in-Architecture Program and cost $4,588. Nearby plaque reads: John Queen - Tribute to the American Soldier 1975.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

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