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Memorial to National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Memorial to National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Memorial to Spanish War Veterans, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1937. Dedicated Aug. 1937. Medium:  Bronze on a stone base. Dimensions:  Plaque, irreg: approx. 48 1/2 x 22 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 17 x 27 1/2 x 29 in. Inscription:  (Above soldier, on bronze plaque:) "YOU TRIUMPHED OVER OBSTACLES/WHICH WOULD HAVE OVERCOME MEN/LESS BRAVE AND DETERMINED"/PRESIDENT McKINLEY (Center:) THE HIKER'98) (Bottom:) PRESENTED BY THE/NATIONAL AUXILIARY UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS/54TH ANNUAL CONVENTION/AUGUST 22-26, 1937/COPYRIGHTED N.A., V.S.W.V. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A relief plaque, with inscriptions, showing a soldier holding a rifle in his proper right arm. Behind the soldier is a steamship. The plaque is mounted on a stone base, with rounded top. Subject:  History -- United States -- Spanish American War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Architecture -- Boat -- Steamer Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Columbus, Recreation and Parks Department, 90 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Located Battelle Riverfront Park, 25 Marconi Street, Columbus, Ohio Provenance:  Formerly located City Hall, West Broad & Front Streets, northwest corner, Columbus, Ohio Aug. 22, 1937 - Aug. 1988. Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), Aug. 17, 1988, and the Ohio State Journal (Columbus, OH), Aug. 24, 1937, pg. 1, 3. The sculpture was presented to the city by the National Auxiliary of the veterans. It was initially placed outside City Hall, but relocated in 1937 to be near other memorials in Battelle Riverfront Park. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1992. The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), Aug. 17, 1988. Ohio State Journal (Columbus, OH), Aug. 24, 1937, pg. 1, 3. 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 OH000051   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000051 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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