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State of Idaho Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Chriswell, Thomas  Search this
Architectural firm:
Kay Prestwich Associates  Search this
Founder:
Wasatch Bronzeworks  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: carbon steel frame with stainless steel covering; Base: black granite and concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Idaho Falls Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department 520 Memorial Drive, P. O. Box 50220 Idaho Falls Idaho 83402
Located Freeman Park Idaho Falls Idaho
Date:
1987. Copyrighted 1987. Cast 1989. Dedicated Aug. 4, 1990
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho survey, 1994.
Summary:
A large inverted letter V stands as the traditional sign of victory turned upside down. A relief depicting a soldier, a prisoner of war, and a woman appears on the vertical leg of the structure. A copper-etched map of Southeast Asia appears on the reverse side of the sculpture.
Topic:
History--United States--Vietnam War  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Figure female  Search this
Landscape--Southeast Asia  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Map  Search this
Control number:
IAS ID000026
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_317960