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Maj. Gen. Olinto M. Barsanti Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Maj. Gen. Olinto M. Barsanti Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Major General Olinto M. Barsanti Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 2, 1973 (?). Medium:  Obelisk: marble; Base: granite and concrete. Dimensions:  Obelisk: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 5 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on front of obelisk, raised:) MAJOR GENERAL, OLINTO M. BARSANTI/SERVICEMEN'S MEMORIAL PARK/WITH PRIDEFUL MEMORY/OF/TONOPAH'S OWN FIGHTING GENERAL/NOVEMBER 11, 1971 MAY 2, 1973 (Bronze plaque on back of obelisk:) "Here where you spent your boyhood days/In loving memory of you who gave your lives to keep our country free"/(list of seven names from World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War) unsigned Description:  An obelisk mounting an inscribed plaque on its front and back sides. It is set atop a two-sectioned base surrounded by juniper bushes. Subject:  Homage -- Barsanti, Olinto M. History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Occupation -- Military -- General Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Tonopah Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tonopah, Box 151, Tonopah, Nevada 89049 Located Servicemen's Memorial Park, Booker & Bryan, Tonopah, Nevada Remarks:  Olinto M. Barsanti, 1917-1973, was a major general from Tonopah, Nevada. Sculpture also commemorates local casualties of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. 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 NV000120   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000120 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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