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History -- United States
History -- United States
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Object -- Other
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Monroe
Sculpture
(Memorial to Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walton County, GA), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Memorial to Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walton County, GA), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1956.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 95 x 34 x 34 in.; Base: approx. 17 x 52 x 52 in.
Inscription:
(Front of sculpture, in incised lettering:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF/OUR MEN FROM/WALTON COUNTY/WHO MADE/THE SUPREME/SACRIFICE/WALTON CO. POST/NO. 4421/1956 (One side of sculpture, in incised lettering:) WORLD/WAR/I/(22 names follow) (Rear of sculpture, in incised lettering:) WORLD/WAR/II/(40 names follow) (Other side of sculpture, in incised lettering:) KOREAN/WAR/(2 names follow)/VIETNAM WAR/(6 names follow) unsigned
Description:
A war memorial with a globe atop a shaft that has four raised corners, each with an incised star. On the upper front side of the shaft is a Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) emblem. All four sides of the shaft are inscribed. The sculpture has a square lower section and is mounted upon a square base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Object -- Other -- Globe
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Monroe
Sculpture
Owner:
V.F.W Post 4421, 204 Court Street, Monroe, Georgia
Remarks:
Monument commemorates those from Walton County who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Erected by the Walton County V.F.W. Post No. 4421. IAS files contain a transcription of the World War II names on the sculpture, and a partial transcription of the World War I names.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
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 GA000321
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