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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Wilkins, David,     Burnham, Roger Noble,     History -- United States     Figure female -- Full length     Allegory -- Civic     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles     Sculpture

United Spanish War Veterans, (sculpture). Artist:  Wilkins, David, sculptor. Burnham, Roger Noble, 1876-1962, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  United Spanish War Veterans, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of '98, (sculpture). Spirit of Ninety-Eight, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: concrete and painted plaster or fiberglass; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 19 x 7 x 4 ft. (1,800 lbs.). Inscription:  (On plaque on front face of base:) 1898/TO THOSE WHO/VOLUNTEERED AND/EXTENDED THE HAND/OF LIBERTY TO/ALIEN PEOPLES/1902/ERECTED 1950 BY/UNITED SPANISH/WAR VETERANS/LOUIS LEONARD McCLAIRE/CHAIRMAN/ROGER NOBLE BURNHAM/SCULPTOR Description:  The memorial consists of three full-length figures set on a multi-level concrete base. A female figure wearing a long hooded robe stands in the center, on the highest part of the base. Her proper left arm is raised high and holds a torch. Her proper right arm is extended, hand open and and palm facing up. She stands atop an orb. Two male soldiers stand below on either side of the center part of the base. The soldier on the proper left is shirtless and wears a hat and trousers. In his hands he holds a mortar. He stands with his body facing to the right and his head turned toward the front. The soldier on the proper right wears a long-sleeve shirt, trousers, boots, hat, and cartridge belt. In his hands he holds a rifle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20420 Located Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90049 Remarks:  Sculpture is a replica of 1950 marble sculpture by Roger Noble Burnham. The original sculpture, which was located at the Wadsworth Hospital Center, was destroyed in an earthquake in 1971. This replica was created by David Wilkins in 1973. SOS! survey reports sculpture made of plaster and concrete. Article in Los Angeles Times, Nov. 28, 1973 reports sculpture made of wire mesh and fiberglass. IAS files contain copies of related material from Los Angeles Times May 1, 1950 and Nov. 28, 1973. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. National Cemetery Administration Memorials Inventory Project, 2002-2005. 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 CA001149   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001149 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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