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Barsanti, Gino,
Melia, Floyd,
Barsanti Marble,
Defiance Memorials,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Napoleon
Sculpture
Henry County Veterans War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Barsanti, Gino, sculptor.
Melia, Floyd, designer.
Barsanti Marble, founder.
Defiance Memorials, fabricator.
Title:
Henry County Veterans War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Henry County Fallen Heroes, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1989.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base and plaques: Vermont barre granite and diorite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. x W. 32 in. x Diam. 72 in.
Inscription:
(On back of base, lower right:) designed and engraved by Defiance Memorials Inc. Defiance, Ohio (On back of base, lower left:) Memorial Committee Lloyd Franz, Galen (Hub) Houser, Gary McMaster (Four plaques engraved with dates of World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam Wars, with lists of names of local veterans who died in each war) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a striding soldier in combat gear, including helmet on head and gun strapped over proper right shoulder. Figure stands on a small plinth representing rising ground, in turn set on a stone base which supports four large upright plaques of granite and diorite, two on each side of the figure. Proper left two plaques devoted to veterans of World Wars I and II; proper right two plaques devoted to veterans of Korean and Vietnam Wars. The monument is set in a small square paved with dedicatory bricks of grey granite inscribed by individual donors.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Napoleon
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Henry County Veterans War Memorial Committee, 104 East Washington, Suite 105, Napoleon, Ohio 43545
Located East Washington and Monroe Streets, southeast corner, Napoleon, Ohio
Remarks:
The local community raised $54,000 in funds for the creation and maintenance of the monument. The Henry County Veterans Memorial Committee raised funds through the sale of inscribed bricks which were used to pave the square surrounding the sculpture. Floyd Melia of Defiance Memorials was responsible for the overall design and the engraving of stone components.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.
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 OH000078
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