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History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Capitan
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Sculpture
Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Veteran's Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1945.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted white; Base: concrete, painted white.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 35 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 48 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(On upper plaque on front:) ANOTHER LIONS CLUB PROJECT SMOKEY BEAR LIONS CLUB (On lower plaque on front:) IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN PEACE AND WARTIME/American Legion Post #57
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Capitan
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village of Capitan, South Lincoln Avenue, Box 246, Capitan, New Mexico 88316
Located Corner of Smokey Bear Boulevard (Highway 380) & Highway 246, Capitan, New Mexico
Remarks:
The sculpture originally had a brass plaque which listed names of Lincoln County citizens killed or lost in the two World Wars. After the plaque was stolen, it was replaced with the current plaque which honors veterans of all wars. This plaque was placed by the Lion's Club and the American Legion Post 57 about 1990.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000600
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