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Florence Memorial Company,
Piccini, Aristide,
Horrigan, Gerald T.,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Lee, Duncan Owen
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina
Sculpture
(Lee Family World War II Memorial Marker), (sculpture).
Artist:
Florence Memorial Company, founder.
Piccini, Aristide, 1883-1952, stone cutter.
Horrigan, Gerald T., 1903- , caster.
Title:
(Lee Family World War II Memorial Marker), (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 1945-April 1947.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
White marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 x W. 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 x W. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Front inscription incised:) PFC. DUNCAN OWEN LEE/SON OF/DUNCAN M. AND GRACE PHILLIPS LEE/BORN TIMMONSVILLE, S.C./SEPT. 18, 1925/KILLED IN ACTION NEAR FORBACH, FRANCE/FEB. 20, 1945/BURIED IN EPINAL, FRANCE/SERVED IN Co.A. 2ND PLATOON,/276TH. INFANTRY, 70TH. DIVISION AND 7TH ARMY/MAY YOUR SLEEP BE AS SWEET AS OUR MEMORIES OF YOU/LEE (Back inscription incised:) "KILLED IN ACTION," THE MESSAGE READ,/BUT DEAR, WE JUST CAN'T REALIZE YOU'RE DEAD./YOU WERE SO FULL OF LOVE AND LIFE;/YOU HATED ALL THIS WAR AND STRIFE./YOU WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US ALL/WHEN YOU ANSWERED FREEDOM'S CALL/OH! HOW YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO STAYED/AND SUCH A FINE MAN YOU'D HAVE MADE./THIS WORLD IS NOW A LONESOME PLACE/WE MISS YOUR STEP, YOUR SMILING FACE./WHEN WE THINK OF YOUR DYING THERE,/OUR EYES ARE DIMMED BY MANY A TEAR./BUT, DEAR YOU'RE NOW IN HEAVEN ABOVE/SURROUNDED BY ANGELS AND HIS LOVE./YOU'RE OUT OF ALL THIS TROUBLE AND SIN/THERE'S NO WAR THERE TO PUT TO AN END./SOME DAY, WE HOPE TO MEET YOU THERE/IN THAT CITY SO BRIGHT AND FAIR./WE WILL WALK THE STREETS OF GOLD/AS CHRIST HAS ALL OF US ONCE TOLD./YOUR LIFE WAS SO SHORT BUT SUCH PLEASURE/TO LOVED ONES, AND FRIENDS WITHOUT MEASURE/SO DEAR, NOW YOUR JOURNEY'S OVER AND THROUGH,/BUT, OWEN, HOW WE DO MISS YOU! unsigned
Description:
A figure of Pfc. Duncan Owen Lee stands atop a marker. The base is tall and square at the center with long sloped pieces on either side. The figure is dressed in the uniform of an infantry soldier which includes hat, identifying patch, badges, ribbons and assorted accessories. He leans on a rifle held in front of him with both hands.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Portrait male -- Lee, Duncan Owen -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Salem United Methodist Church, Timmonsville, South Carolina
Located Salem Cemetery, South Carolina
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000040
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