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Baseball Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Bergen, Richard, 1925- , sculptor. Title:  Baseball Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  James Matson Field, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 22, 1995. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (On bronze plaque on top of base, raised:) JAMES MATSON FIELD/(Image of James J. Matson)/JAMES J. MATSON/SEPTEMBER 7, 1972 MARCH 8, 1994/(Long text follows) unsigned Description:  A bronze baseball mounted atop a rectangular base, with a bust-length image of James J. Matson in baseball uniform and cap on an inscribed plaque also on top of base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Matson, James J. -- Bust Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform Object -- Toy -- Ball Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Salina, Salina Parks & Recreation Department, 300 West Ash, Salina, Kansas 67401 Located East Crawford Recreation Area, Markley Road, James Matson Field, Salina, Kansas 67401 Remarks:  James J. Matson, 1972-1994, a promising young baseball player, died at the age of twenty-one on March 8, 1994, the result of a brain tumor. Adjoining baseball diamond is named in his honor. Friends and family were instrumental in developing his monument and naming the nearby field. IAS files contain transcription of plaque on base. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000315   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000315 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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