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Derflinger, Andy,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Vacaville
Sculpture
Solano County Vietnam War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Derflinger, Andy, sculptor.
Title:
Solano County Vietnam War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Dedicated May 26, 1986.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) SOLANO COUNTY/VIETNAM WAR/MEMORIAL/(Within a scroll:) DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO/SERVED, SACRIFICED AND GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN VIETNAM./"FOR GOLD THE MERCHANT PLOUGHS/THE MAIN,/THE FARMER PLOUGHS THE MANOR,/BUT GLORY IS THE SOLDIER'S PRIZE,/THE SOLDIER'S WEALTH IS HONOR,/THE BRAVE POOR SOLDIER NE'ER DESPISE,/NOR COUNT HIM AS A STRANGER,/REMEMBER HE'S HIS COUNTRY'S STAY/IN DAY AND HOUR O'DANGER."/ROBERT BURNS/(Below of scroll:) DEDICATED MAY 26, 1986 (On back of base:) VIETNAM VETERANS KILLED IN ACTION FROM SOLANO COUNTY/"WE LEAVE YOU WITH OUR DEATHS/GIVE THEM THEIR MEANING/WE WERE YOUNG, WE HAVE DIED/REMEMBER US!" (...transcription illegible)/(List of fifty-four names of Solano County Vietnam Veterans killed in action, their ranks, dates of death and places of origin) (On one side of base:) IN MEMORY OF BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS:/THOMAS W. COOK, U.S. ARMY/1949-1986/RONALD J. TOWNSEND, U.S.A.F./1937-1988/MERLE CLARK U.S.A.F./1955-1990/(Within Emblem:) BROTHERHOOD/OF/VACAVILLE/VIETNAM VETERANS (On other side of base, below the emblem for each service organization:) ARMY/NAVY/MARINE/AIR FORCE/COAST GUARD
Description:
A bronze sculpture of an eagle with outstretched wings perched on a rock. The sculpture is mounted on a tall, rectangular base inscribed with: the names of Solano County Vietnam Veterans killed in action; a Robert Burns poem; the Brotherhood of Vacaville Vietnam Veterans emblem of two clasped hands; and the emblems of the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard service organizations.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Emblem -- Military Insignia
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Vacaville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans, 549 Merchant Street, Vacaville, California 95688
Located Vacaville Police Department, 630 Merchant Street, Vacaville, California
Remarks:
Dedicated to all those from Solano County who served and died in Vietnam and in memory of the Brotherhood of Vacaville Vietnam Veterans members.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA000848
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