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Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Spreiregen, Paul D., architect. Whitman, Requardt & Associates, engineering firm. Roy Kirby and Sons, contractor. Title:  Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Sept. 1988. 1988. Dedicated May 28, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite, aluminum, light spires. Dimensions:  64 stones, 16 light spires Overall: approx. Diam. 100 ft.; Light spires: approx. H. 20 ft.; Flag poles: approx. H. 45 ft. (170 tons). Inscription:  (On stones: names of 1046 Marylanders killed in Vietnam and 38 who remain missing in action) (On the four stones between the flag poles: names of the designers and builders, the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission Members, Government officials, establishment of commission and dedication date) unsigned Description:  A memorial consisting of a ring of stone with a granite wall upon which is inscribed names of Veterans. Surrounding the wall are sixteen light spires which represent the Vietnam years from 1959 to 1975. The memorial includes two flagpoles (with the flags of the United States and Maryland), and two groups of four benches each. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Bench Flagstaff Sculpture Owner:  State of Maryland, Maryland Veterans' Commission, 2825 South Hanover Street, Middle Branch Park, Baltimore, Maryland 21225 Remarks:  The memorial was commissioned in September and construction began in October 1988. The memorial commemorates Maryland Vietnam veterans, who lost their lives and those who remain missing in action. The monument was authorized by Joint Resolution 22 of the Acts of 1983, which set up the Maryland Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission. Funds were raised by members of the Last Patrol (who sponsored walk-a-thons), corporations and the public, with the Maryland General Assembly providing $2,250,000. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication booklet, which lists the names on the memorial. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore 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 MD000413   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000413 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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