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Butler, Roy W.,
Adonis Bronze,
Hunt Memorials, Inc.,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Brinkley
Sculpture
American Legion Memorial Claude Sims, (sculpture).
Artist:
Butler, Roy W., 1946- , sculptor.
Adonis Bronze, founder.
Hunt Memorials, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
American Legion Memorial Claude Sims, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Nov. 2005. Dedicated Jan. 30, 2006.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Georgia granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: 6 ft. x 32 in. x 18 in.; Base: 9 ft. x 13 ft. x 44 in.
Inscription:
(On two bronze plaques:) American Legion Memorial/Claude Sims Post #68/Brinkley, Arkansas (approximately 600 names of honored veterans) signed
Description:
Two bronze military figures representing the Army and the Navy stand on either side of a granite monolith adorned with two bronze plaques listing approximately 600 names of honored veterans. The military figures wear uniforms from World War II.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
History -- United States -- World War II
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Brinkley
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by American Legion Claude Sims Post #68, P.O. Box 522, Brinkley, Arkansas 72021
Located Brinkley City Park, Cypress Street, Brinkley, Arkansas
Remarks:
The two life-size bronze Army and Navy military service members stand guard over the historic monument dedicated to all past, present, and future veterans of the Claude Sims American Legion Post #68, Brinkley, Arkansas. The sculpture was totally funded by American Legion Claude Sims Post #68. Claude Sims was a veteran originally from the Brinkley area, who fought during World War I and was killed and buried in France. The sculpture is installed on Cypress Street, originally part of the historic Broadway of America Highway, also known as Highway 70.
References:
Butler, Roy W., 2007.
State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2009.
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 71500798
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