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P-51 "Mustang" Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Henderson, Robert, sculptor. Renaissance Bronze Foundry, founder. Title:  P-51 "Mustang" Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  P-51 Bronze Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Dedicated July 3, 1989. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished black granite; Support pole: steel (?). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 53 x 134 x 115 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 36 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On right by tail: signature) (On base:) P-51 Mustang Memorial/World War II - Korea/gift to the Air Force Academy/by the/P-51 Mustang Pilots Association/Col Frank J. Grenon, Pres./We flew against our nation's enemies--we beat them all/Dedicated 3 July 1989/Robert Henderson, Sculptor signed Description:  A depiction of a P-51 Mustang, a World War II-style aircraft, quarter-scale. The plane has a propeller on the front and insignia on the wing and on the body of the plane. The plane is pointed up and to the side and is supported by a pole. The black granite base is a truncated pyramid. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane History -- United States -- Korean War Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- US Air Force Academy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Air Force Academy, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 351, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840 Located United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Honor Court, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Remarks:  Donated by the P-51 Mustang Pilots Association. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. 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 CO000063   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000063 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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