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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  World War II Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1960 (?). Medium:  Sculpture: concrete, painted; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 15 x 10 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A uniformed soldier and sailor stand at attention in front of a brick wall which once contained a large square plaque that is now missing. The soldier is on the left and he holds a rifle by his proper right side. The sailor is on the right and he holds a rifle by his proper right side. The soldier's uniform is painted green and the sailor's uniform is painted blue. The skin of each figure is painted white. At the front of the monument are two short pillars, each with a black cannonball on top. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Briar Hill Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Redstone Township, RD 1, Box 211, Grindstone, Pennsylvania Located Route 40, near Briar Hill, three miles south of Brownsville, Briar Hill, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The monument commemorates soldiers and sailors of World War II. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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