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(Soldiers Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  (Soldiers Monument), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated ca. 1920. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: grey granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  J. Paulding American Art Bronze Foundry (On front of base, incised:) ERECTED BY THE/CITIZENS OF CARTER COUNTY/IN MEMORY OF/OUR SOLDIER BOYS WHO LOST/THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR/OF 1917/(list of names) (On side of base:) VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II/(list of names) (On other side of base:) VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II/(list of names) (On back of base, incised:) Veterans of Korean War/(list of names) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A figure of a World War I soldier standing dressed in a military uniform with a helmet and a back pack. He stands with his proper right hand upon his hip and his proper left hand holding the tip of a rifle. The butt of the rifle rests in front of the soldier's proper right foot. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Van Buren Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Carter County, County Clerk's Office, Main & Oliver Streets, Van Buren, Missouri 63965 Located Courthouse Square, Corner of Main & Oliver Streets, in front of courthouse, Van Buren, Missouri Remarks:  The Soldier's Monument was erected by the citizens of the town of Van Buren and Carter County with the aid of a State appropriation of $1,000. IAS files contain an excerpt from the Missouri Historical Review, 1924-1925, pg. 566. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri 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 MO000220   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000220 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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