Sculpture: bronze and copper sheets over welded rod armature; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Hawaii Art in Public Places Program 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor Honolulu Hawaii 96813
Located Hawaii State Capital Mall Beretania Street, between Punchbowl & Richard Streets Honolulu Hawaii
Date:
1974. Dedicated Oct. 28, 1974
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993.
Radford, Georgia & Warren, "Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978.
Image on file.
Radford, Georgia & Warren,"Sculpture in the Sun: Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces," Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978, pg. 24-25.
(Front of raised platform:) THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN/OF THE STATE OF HAWAII/WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Summary:
Abstract, vertical free-standing work, with bronze and copper curvilinear planes, topped with a gas-fed burning flame. Primary colors are dark gray with red/greenish tones; texture is smooth. Sits atop a circular concrete base embedded and divided into pie-shaped parts, with steps and ramps.
Topic:
History--United States--Military history Search this
