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Erected for Local V.F.W. Post 9654, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Erected for Local V.F.W. Post 9654, (sculpture). Medium:  Gray granite sculpture. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 60 x 15 x 15 in.; Base: approx. 62 x 40 x 40 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) POST/9654/ERECTED AND DEDICATED/IN MEMORY OF ALL/WHO HAVE SERVED/AND TO THOSE WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/THE SERVICE OF OUR (...transcription illegible) unsigned Description:  A stone sculpture of a soldier standing at parade rest. The moustached figure holds the barrel of a rifle in both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the plinth at his feet. Both legs are straight. He wears a military uniform which includes a brimmed hat and knee-high boots. The figure stands atop a simple rectangular base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Sneedville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Hancock County Executive, Main Street, Sneedville, Tennessee 37869 Located Hancock County Courthouse, Main Street, Sneedville, Tennessee 37869 Remarks:  Erected for local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9654. According to SOS survey, this statue of a Spanish American War soldier should have been delivered to New York, but instead ended up Tennessee, while New York received Tennessee's Civil War soldier statue. Beside the statue is a time capsule which is to be opened in the year 2026. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000364   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000364 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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