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Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  White, Robert, designer. Title:  Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Korean War Memorial, (sculpture). Medium:  Sculpture: light gray granite; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.; Foundation: approx. 3 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On obelisk, incised:) KOREAN WAR/1950 (star) 1953/ (Maps and text on Korean War follows) (On monoliths: maps and text on Korean War) Description:  A memorial consisting of a larger obelisk in the center of a circular pathway, with eight smaller monoliths surrounding it in a semicircle. At either end of the monoliths are two benches lining the circle. Each of the stones have inscriptions describing important events of the Korean War, as well as pictures and maps of North and South Korea engraved. Pictures include scenes from ground, air and sea battles. Subject:  History -- United States -- Korean War Figure group Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Written Matter -- Map Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Boat -- Warship Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Iowa, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Located Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Remarks:  Dedicated to the 508 Iowans who died in the Korean War. The idea for the memorial began in November 1984, when members of a Des Moines junior high school class wrote Governor Terry Branstad asking why Korean War veterans did not have a memorial. The memorial lists no names of combat casualties; instead it tells the story of the Korean War. IAS files contain a related article from Des Moines Registar. IAS files contain transcriptions from the obelisk and the monoliths. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000091   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000091 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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