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History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Taunton
Fountain
Sculpture
Taunton Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Taunton Vietnam Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Vietnam Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 1968.
Medium:
Granite and black granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 3 x 4 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On boulder:) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL/(list of names)/THESE MEN DIED BRAVELY AND VALIANTLY/IN VIETNAM FOR SOMETHING THEY VALUED MORE/THAN THEIR OWN LIVES. WE PRAISE THESE MEN/HONORABLY FOR THE PEACE FOR WHICH THEY DIED. unsigned
Description:
A circular fountain pool with a water jet in the center. Next to the fountain is a granite boulder with a black granite inscription plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Taunton
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Taunton, West Spring Street, City Hall, Taunton, Massachusetts
Located Church Green, Main & Sumner Streets, Taunton, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The memorial fountain honors those from Taunton who died in the Vietnam War. Funds for the fountain were raised through public subscription. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated July 2, 1976.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000905
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000905
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