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Wanek, Ron,
Wanek, Todd,
Hart, Frederick,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Moore, Pat
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Vietnam War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Wanek, Ron, designer.
Wanek, Todd, designer.
Hart, Frederick, 1943-1999, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Vietnam War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 27, 1991.
Medium:
Sculpture: brass; Base: granite and mahogany.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6.1 x 5.2 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. (50,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) VIETNAM/WAR/1964 - 1975/This monument recognizes the men and women/who served our country in the Vietnam War and/those who supported them./Given by Ron and Joyce Wanek/May 27, 1991 unsigned
Description:
Sculpture is a near replica of the three soldiers depicted in Frederick Hart's "National Vietnam Veterans Memorial" in Washington, D.C. The soldier on the proper left carries a machine gun in his proper left hand at his side and holds a helmet in his proper right hand. The middle soldier stands erect with his shirt unbuttoned and his proper right foot forward. The proper right soldier has his proper left hand on the middle soldier's back and with his proper right hand he holds a machine gun over his proper right shoulder. He wears a brimmed hat and ammunition rounds strapped across both shoulders and over his chest. The sculpture is mounted atop a rough-hewn block base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Portrait male -- Moore, Pat
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Arcadia, Parks Department, Arcadia, Wisconsin 54612
Located Arcadia Memorial Park, City Highway J & Gavney Road, on Soldiers Walk, Arcadia, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated to Arcadia Memorial Park by Joyce Wanek and Ron Wanek, one of the sculpture designers. The sculpture is based on Frederick Hart's National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (IAS record DC000026). The face of the soldier on the proper right of the sculpture was modeled after a photograph of local Vietnam Veteran Pat Moore of Augusta, Wisconsin. Ron Wanek and his son, Todd, molded Moore's face into the figure. The sculpture was dedicated on May 27, 1991 as part of Arcadia's Memorial Day ceremony. IAS files contain related articles from The Arcadia News-Leader (Wisconsin), May 2, 1991 and May 30, 1991; and the Winona Daily News (Minnesota), May 28, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Arcadia News-Leader (Wisconsin), May 30, 1991.
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 WI000340
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000340
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