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(Horace Marvin Thorne Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Long Branch Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  (Horace Marvin Thorne Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Installed June 6, 1952. Dedicated June 14, 1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. Diam. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 40 x 40 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) HORACE MARVIN THORNE/AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR unsigned Description:  Granite globe with the continents in raised relief. The outlines of the continents are incised and dark colored. The globe sits atop a stepped granite base. Subject:  Homage -- Thorne, Horace Marvin Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Middletown Sculpture Owner:  Middletown Township, Department of Public Works, King's Highway & Route 35 South, Middletown, New Jersey 07748 Remarks:  Thorne, who died in battle in Belgium in 1944, was the first Monmouth County (NJ) recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000502   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000502 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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