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    Eagles, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Eagles, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Carved white marble.
    Dimensions: 
    2 shafts. Each shaft: approx. 12 ft. x 12 in. x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On lower front of shaft, incised:) LEST WE/FORGET (On lower side of shaft, incised:) IN LASTING TRIBUTE/TO THOSE WHO SERVED/AND SACRIFICED ALL unsigned
    Description: 
    Two tall shafts, with eagles, located across from each other in an open area. Each of the shafts has a curved top back and a carved eagle on the front with wings outstretched around the sides.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Military history
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Literature -- Unknown -- Old Glory
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Veterans Area, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque, which includes text of Old Glory.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000152
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