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Sculptor:
Shields, Steve  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze or copper; Base: sandstone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United We Stand 5495 Blue Ridge Newburgh Indiana
Located Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, near the Civic Center Evansville Indiana
Date:
May 15, 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Evansville Courier, May 2, 1993.
(On plaque:) "DURING YOUR TIMES OF/TRIAL AND SUFFERING WHEN YOU SEE/ONLY ONE SET OF FOOTPRINTS/IT WAS THEN I CARRIED YOU." signed
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.
Summary:
Two soldiers, a man and a woman, stand in desert battle fatigues, with full gear. The man wears a helmet and holds an M-16 rifle in his proper right hand. The woman holds a gas mask in front of her and has a rifle slung over her proper right shoulder. Her helmet is on the ground in front of her. Three surrounding benches honor area men killed in the war.
Topic:
History--United States--Persian Gulf War  Search this
History--United States--Military history  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN000577
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_332938