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Rhode Island National Guard Living Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Harris, David, sculptor. Harris, Bre sculptor. Light and Time Studio & Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Rhode Island National Guard Living Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Memorial dedicated Oct. 25, 2009. Minuteman statue installed Aug. 24, 2011. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Minuteman statue: bronze; Base: Vermont granite; Memorial walls: granite. Dimensions:  Minuteman statue: H. 6 ft. 4 in. x 34 x 34 in.; Base: 6 ft. x 4 ft.x 4 ft.; Center memorial wall: H. 10 ft.; Two lower memorial walls: each. H. 8 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) Rhode Island / National Guard signed Description:  The memorial consists of a bronze statue of a minuteman, the symbol of the United State National Guard, installed atop a granite base in front of three granite inscription walls. Inscribed bricks and six granite benches surround the memorial. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Exeter Owner:  Administered by Rhode Island National Guard Retirees Association, 645 New London Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island 02920-3097 Located Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter, Rhode Island 02822 Remarks:  Commissioned by the Rhode Island National Guard Retirees Association. The memorial was partially funded with a $25,000 grant from Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri and a $25,000 grant from Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox. An additional $150,000 was raised through donations, and through the sale of bricks and benches installed on the memorial site. Labor and materials worth $32,000 were donated to the memorial project. References:  Rhode Island National Guard Retirees Association, 2011. 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 71500994   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 71500994 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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