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    War of the Worlds Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    War of the Worlds Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1988.
    Medium: 
    Metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 6 ft.
    Description: 
    A relief plaque depicting the arrival of a flying saucer. A group of people stand below and watch as it approaches.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Spacecraft
    Literature -- Wells -- War of the Worlds
    Homage -- Welles, Orson
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- West Windsor Township
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Grovers Mill Park, West Windsor Township, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    The relief plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of Orson Welles' famous 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast which was set in the town of Grovers Mill. The broadcast was based on a story by H. G. Wells. IAS files contain a related article from The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Aug. 8, 1996, pg. 15.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
    Illustration: 
    Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Aug. 8, 1996, pg. 15.
    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 NJ000218
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