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Goodacre, Glenna,
Shidoni Foundry,
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Richter, Karl W.
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery
Sculpture
The Karl W. Richter Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Goodacre, Glenna, 1939-2020, sculptor.
Shidoni Foundry, founder.
Title:
The Karl W. Richter Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1991. 1992. Copyrighted 1992. Dedicated June 13, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 1 ft.
Inscription:
(At lower left:) G. Goodacre/1992/(copyright symbol) (Founder's mark of an F inside the lower portion of a larger S appears) (Incised on base, top:) 1LT KARL W. RICHTER/KIA JULY 28, 1967 NORTH VIETNAM/-OF THE WARRIOR BREED- signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of Karl Richter stands on a low square base in the center of a circular paved area. The figure wears a flight suit, parachute, and carries a helmet in his proper left hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Portrait male -- Richter, Karl W. -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Alabama
--
Montgomery
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Chenault Circle,
Montgomery
,
Alabama
36113
Located Maxwell Air Force Base, In front of Fairchild Library,
Montgomery
,
Alabama
36113
Remarks:
The memorial was commissioned by the Lt. Karl W. Richter Foundation, formed by the City of
Montgomery
and the
Montgomery
Area Chamber of Commerce. The funds for the $120,000 work came from the City and private donations raised by the Chamber of Commerce in addition to $5,000 contributed by Air Force cadets. When the Chamber of Commerce approached Lt. Gen. Charles G. Boyd about erecting a monument, Gen. Boyd suggested a statue of Karl W. Richter, a Vietnam fighter pilot who flew some 200 combat missions before being killed in action in 1967. IAS files include related articles from the
Montgomery
Advertiser, Nov. 15, 1991, the Maxwell-Gunter Dispatch, Dec. 6, 1991, Leader (Maxwell Air Force Base), Sept. 1992,
Montgomery
Business, Aug.-Sept., 1992 and Air Force Magazine, Dec. 1992. IAS files also include a dedication program which lists individual donors.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Alabama
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Maxwell-Gunter Dispatch v. 46 no. 23 (June 12, 1992): pg. 1.
Maxwell-Gunter Dispatch v. 46 no. 24 (June 19, 1992): pg. 1.
Montgomery
Business v. 7 no. 6 (Aug.-Sept. 1992): cover.
Southern Accents v. 15 no. 8 (Nov.-Dec. 1992): pg. 76.
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 AL000354
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