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War and Victory, (sculpture). Artist:  Burman, Ellis, 1902-1974, sculptor. Title:  War and Victory, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast concrete; Base: cast concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base: 1 x 19 x 19 ft. Inscription:  Ellis Luis Burman. Sculptor (Plaque on west side, bottom of base:) WAR MEMORIAL/ERECTED BY THE WORKS/PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION/SPONSORED BY THE/CITY OF LINCOLN PARK DEPT./1936/ELLIS LUIS BURMAN. SCULPTOR (West side:) REVOLUTIONARY WAR/1775 1781 (South side:) CIVIL WAR/1861 1865 (East side:)SPANISH-AMERICAN/WAR/1898 1899 (North side:) WORLD WAR/1917 1918 signed Description:  Tall square tower topped with a female figure representing Victory. The figure holdis a sword on her proper-right front side with both hands. At the base of the tower, on each of the four sides, is a soldier dressed in military uniform from different wars: the Revolutionary War, the Spanish American War, the Civil War, and World War I. Beneath each soldier is a relief of a battleship from that respective war. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- Spanish American War History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- World War I Architecture -- Boat -- Warship Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Figure male Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lincoln, Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, 2740 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Located Antelope Park, A Street and Capitol Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  The sculpture was designed and executed under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration. The memorial was co-sponsored by the City of Lincoln at the suggestion of Charles F. Fraley, Post No.1450 Veterans of Foreign Wars. An Arts Alive outdoor sculpture tour listing in IAS files gives media as limestone. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 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 NE000024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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