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Henry, Gregory A.,
Wenz Monument Company,
Homage
Occupation -- Service
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Newport News
Monument to Service, (sculpture).
Artist:
Henry, Gregory A., 1961- , sculptor.
Wenz Monument Company, fabricator.
Title:
Monument to Service, (sculpture).
Dates:
2007. Dedicated Dept. 20, 2007.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wall: China granite; Water feature: polished black granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: overall approx. 15 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On front side of wall:) SERVICE TO A JUST CAUSE.../ (Quote from the International Association of Chiefs of Police Code of Ethics:) "TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY; / TO SAFEGUARD LIVES AND PROPERTY; / TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION / THE WEEK AGAINST OPPRESSION OR INTIMIDATION, / AND THE PEACEFUL AGAINST VIOLENCE OR / DISORDER.." (On surface of water feature, in gold:) WITH A COMMON VISION... / (Quote from the International Association of Chiefs of Police Code of Ethics:) "...TO RESPECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ALL / TO LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE."
Description:
A curved pieced granite wall facing a flat-topped bowl-shaped polished black fountain, with curved granite benches on either side of the water feature. The back side of the granite wall is incised with the shield of Newport News police officers.
Subject:
Homage
Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
Object Type:
Sculpture
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Newport News
Owner:
Administered by Newport News Public Art Foundation, 735 Thimble Shoals Boulevard, Suite 100, Newport News, Virginia 23606
Located Newport News Police Department, 9710 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Virginia
References:
Newport News Public Art Foundation, 2012.
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 78870010
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