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Rock of Ages Corporation,
History -- United States
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Sculpture
Pearl Harbor Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator.
Title:
Pearl Harbor Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Memorial: stone; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Memorial: approx. 66 in. x 14 ft. x 26 in.; Foundation: approx. 6 x 176 x 26 in.
Inscription:
(Lower left side and lower right side of foundation:) ROCK/OF/AGES (On center unit of memorial, in insignia:) PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION (Below insignia, incised:) IN RECOGNITION OF IOWA'S/MILITARY PERSONNEL/AT PEARL HARBOR/DECEMBER 7, 1941/"A DAY THAT WILL LIVE/IN INFAMY"/F.D.R./ARMY COAST GUARD MARINES NAVY/DEDICATED BY/IOWA PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS/NOVEMBER 11, 1991 (On either side of center unit lists approximately 450-500 names on both front and back) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Rectangular, horizontal memorial with inscriptions commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor. Insignias of the Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy are on the center unit, along with insignia of Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Iowa, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Located Iowa State Capitol, East 13th Street, west of Grimes Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Remarks:
In recognition of Iowa's military personnel at the attack of Pearl Harbor, dedicated by Iowa Pearl Harbor survivors. IAS files contain the text of nearby plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa 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 IA000087
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000087
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