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Oakley Granite and Marble Company,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Cheyenne Wells
Sculpture
Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Oakley Granite and Marble Company, fabricator.
Title:
Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Feb. 1919. Dedicated July 7, 1919.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 in. x W. 15 in.
Inscription:
(Carved below eagle:) 1914-1919/HONOR ROLL/W. E. COMFORT/E. D. WALTMAN/E. W. BUNKER/L. M. SCHAAF/J. S. WALKER/M. M. SYNDER (On monument base:) CHEYENE COUNTY unsigned
Description:
A granite slab inscribed with names of war dead, topped by an American eagle. The slab rests on a concrete base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Cheyenne Wells
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Cheyenne County, Cheyenne County Commissioners, Box 67, 51 South 1st Street, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado 80810
Located Cheyenne County Courthouse Square, 51 South 1st Street, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado 80810
Remarks:
The monument was approved by the County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 20, 1919 and cost $2,475. The monument (minus the shaft, which arrived late) was dedicated on July 7, 1919. When the monument was originally erected, only four names of war dead from the County were inscribed on the slab. The names of J.S. Walker and M. M. Synder were added several months later after their deaths were confirmed. IAS files contain related newsclippings from Cheyenne County News dated Jan. 20, 1919, pg. 1; Feb. 20, 1919, pg. 1; and July 10, 1919, pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
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 CO000146
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000146
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