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History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Lloyd, Edgar H.
Occupation -- Military
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Quality
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Other
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Blytheville
Sculpture
(Lloyd Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Lloyd Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated ca. 1946.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 128 x 68 x 27 in.
Inscription:
(On front left side of sculpture, incised:) THE WHITE HOUSE/WASHINGTON/THE PRESIDENT OF THE/UNITED STATES TAKES PRIDE/IN AWARDING THE MEDAL OF/HONOR POSTHUMOUSLY TO/FIRST LIEUTENANT/EDGAR H. LLOYD/INFANTRY U.S. ARMY/CITATION/FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY/AND INTREPIDITY AT THE RISK/OF HIS LIFE ABOVE AND BEYOND/THE CALL OF DUTY/(in script:) Franklin D. Roosevelt (On front right side of sculpture, incised:) DEDICATED BY THE CITIZENS OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY/IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY/IN WORLD WARS ONE AND TWO/(Names listed in four columns) unsigned
Description:
A memorial consisting of two parts. The left side of the memorial contains a portrait bust of Edgar H. Lloyd done in a deep circular relief. Incised below the relief is a decorative Medal of Honor. The central and larger section of the memorial contains the relief of a stylized eagle perched on laurel branches. The portrait bust and the eagle are placed above incised markings.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
Portrait male -- Lloyd, Edgar H. -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism
Allegory -- Quality -- Virtue
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Other -- Medal
Object -- Foliage -- Laurel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Blytheville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Mississippi County, Walnut & 2nd Streets, Mississippi County Courthouse, Blytheville, Arkansas 72351
Located Mississippi County Courthouse, Walnut & 2nd Streets, Blytheville, Arkansas
Remarks:
The Lloyd Memorial was erected in honor of Army First Lieutenant Edgar H. Lloyd who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. It also memorializes those men and women from Mississippi County who lost their lives in World Wars I and II.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1992.
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 AR000114
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000114
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