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History -- United States
Allegory -- Element
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Vestal
Sculpture
Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Veterans Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Vestal War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1952.
Medium:
Sculpture: polished pink marble; Base: polished pink marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x Diam. 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 2 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On base, northwest side:) 1952/EVERLASTING GRATITUDE/FROM THE PEOPLE OF VESTAL TO/THEIR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO/SERVED, GAVE THEIR LIVES, AND/CARRIED THE TORCH OF FREEDOM./WORLD WAR II DEAD/(22 names)/KOREAN WAR DEAD/(1 name) (On base, southeast side:) VIETNAM/(3 names) unsigned
Description:
A column stands on an octagonal base. There is an unpolished flame at the top of the column. The lower portion of the column is ringed with a foliated relief.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Allegory -- Element -- Fire
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Vestal
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Vestal, Parks Department, 605 Vestal Parkway West, Vestal, New York 13850
Located Corner of Main Street & Vestal Parkway West, Vestal, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture previously in front of the old Junior High School building, Route 434.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001802
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001802
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