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Miller, Joseph A.,
Talbot & Associates,
History -- United States
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Site-specific
Flagstaff
Fountain
Sculpture
Tidewater Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Miller, Joseph A., architect.
Talbot & Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
Tidewater Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987-1988. Dedicated May 30, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 24 x 55 x 41 ft.
Inscription:
(At front of memorial installation, on low wall:) TIDEWATER VETERANS MEMORIAL/THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN (Six donor plaques are sited around the memorial.) (Dedication plaque:) ON 20 MAY, 1988, THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THE THOUSANDS OF/TIDEWATER VETERANS OF ALL WARS, FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THROUGH THE MANY CONFLICTS WHICH/FOLLOWED. THE TIDEWATER AREA OF VIRGINIA IS PROUD OF ITS MANY MILITARY VETERANS AND PAYS EVERLASTING RESPECT HOMAGE AND TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR BEST EFFORT AND FINEST SACRIFICE SO THAT OUR WAY OF LIFE SHALL BE PRESERVED FOR EVER. (followed by the five seals of the military services, and further text.) unsigned
Description:
Site-specific memorial consisting of two linked, semicircular concrete fountain pools. Out of the pools rise vertical, semi-circular concrete panels. The panels are flat and sit parallel to each other, increasing in size from one end of the pool to the other. The larger pool has 11 vertical panels and the smaller pool has 9. The panels are painted white and form a spherical composition that is divided in half and offset along a northeast/southwest axis formed by the pools. At the north end of the fountain is an area with eight flagpoles. South of the fountain is a continuous, curved, concrete bench that extends the full width of the fountain. Behind the bench is a sodded earth berm and two rows of planted trees.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Revolution
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Site-specific
Flagstaff
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Virginia Beach, Department of General Services, Municipal Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
Located 19th Street between Monroe Street & Jefferson Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Remarks:
The flags which fly over the memorial are the United States flag, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the five military services and a Tidewater Veterans flag. A POW/MIA flag flies beneath the United States flag. IAS files contain complete transcription of dedication plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000536
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000536
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