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War Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  War Memorial, (sculpture). Medium:  Figures: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Figures: approx. 6 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 7 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) IN MEMORIAM/TO OUR COUNTRY'S DEFENDERS/1861-1865/1898/1917-1918/"FRATERNITY, CHARITY, LOYALTY."/W.R.C NO. 151 unsigned Description:  Two male figures, one a Civil War soldier and the other a World War I soldier, stand side-by-side atop an inscribed multitiered base. The Civil War soldier, a bearded man dressed in a military uniform consisting of a knee-length coat, a cap, cape, and boots, stands to the proper left of the World War I soldier and holds the barrel of a gun with his proper left hand while placing his proper right hand on the shoulder of the other figure. The World War I figure, a younger man dressed in a military uniform consisting of britches, belt, jacket, and brimmed hat, stands with his proper left hand upon the barrel of the gun and his proper right arm raised. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- World War I Figure group Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Tekamah Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tekamah, Cemetery Board, P. O. Box E7, Tekamah, Nebraska 68061 Located Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Nebraska Remarks:  The monument was erected in memory of those who fought in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and World War I. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000138   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000138 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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