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Armored Forces Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Schaller, Harold J., sculptor. Candella, Phillip H., sculptor. Harmon, Jody A., sculptor. Torsrud, Robert J., sculptor. Epstein, Edward, sculptor. Raines, Fred B., architect. Peacock Memorials, contractor. North Barre Granite Company, fabricator. Title:  Armored Forces Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: polished black granite; Base/wall: light grey granite with sandblasted finish. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 10 ft. x 1 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. x 41 ft. x 18 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Sculpture, upper right of main panel:) FORGING THE/THUNDERBOLT (Sculpture, below image:) "A BALANCED TEAM OF COMBAT ARMS AND SERVICES/OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE AND EQUAL PRESTIGE." Maj. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee/Father of the American/Armored Force (Wall:) THEIR VALOR/IS YOUR/HERITAGE (Wall, under seals:) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAR OFFICE/TANK DESTROYERS/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS./DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Top of wall is inscribed with names of campaigns from World War I to present and includes the battalions, companies, and regiments employed.) Description:  Highly polished black granite panel etched with a military scene of tanks moving across a mountainous landscape. In the clouds in the upper left is a man on horseback and in the upper right is a lightning bolt with the words "FORGING THE THUNDERBOLT." The black granite panel is centered on a semicircular wall etched with insignias of the various armed forces divisions. On top are etchings of maps and descriptions of the campaigns from WWI, WWII, Mediterranean theater, European theater, Pacific theater, Korean War, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Virginia Remarks:  Sculpture was commissioned by an act of Congress in 1986. The names of the artists, architect, contractor, and fabricator are located on the back left side of the wall. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. 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 DC000208   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000208 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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