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Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Quincy Korean War Veterans Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1994. Medium:  Tablet: marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Tablet: approx. 7 x 16 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 17 x 1.5 ft. Inscription:  (On front:) KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL/25 JUNE 1950 31 JANUARY 1955/QUINCY/IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN/AND IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE WHO SERVED (list of names) (On back:) KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL/FREEDOM IS NOT FREE unsigned Description:  A rectangular marble tablet bearing gold-leaf lettered inscriptions along with images of an American eagle, the City of Quincy seal, and military insignia for each branch of the armed services. The marble tablet rests on a low granite base which is installed on a brick plaza lined with benches and flags. Subject:  History -- United States -- Korean War Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Seal Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts Located Veterans Memorial Field, Hancock Street & Southern Avenue, Quincy, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial honors those from Quincy who lost their lives in the Korean War. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000805   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000805 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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