Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Lynchburg Recreation and Parks P. O. Box 60 Lynchburg Virginia 24501

Located Monument Terrace Lynchburg Virginia

Date:

1976

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

Summary:

A war memorial comprised of a rifle and helmet and inscribed text wall. A rifle stands butt end up with a helmet placed on top of it. The barrel of the rifle leans against a rock. The rifle is placed before a curved, paneled wall that has the names of soldiers who were killed in World War II inscribed on both sides of it.

Topic:

History--United States--World War II  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Helmet  Search this

Control number:

IAS VA000184

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_323599