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Sculptor:
Brothers, Jim 1942-2013  Search this
Kirby, Matt  Search this
Pumphrey, Richard  Search this
Architectural firm:
Byron Dickson & Associates  Search this
Subject:
Eisenhower, Dwight D  Search this
Bradley, Omar N  Search this
Stalin, Joseph  Search this
Churchill, Winston  Search this
Roosevelt, Franklin D  Search this
De Gaulle, Charles  Search this
Tedder, Arthur William  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
French  Search this
Russian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle Bedford Virginia 24523
Date:
Dedicated June 6, 2001
Notes:
Inventory Staff, 2002, 2010.
America's Battlefields & Memorials (a supplement to newsweeklies published by Army Times Publishing Co, Springfield, VA), June 24, 2002, pg. 32.
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:
The memorial, which covers a large area representing the beach at Normandy, is dotted with sculptures of soldiers in combat by Jim Brothers. At the front of the memorial is an arch marked "OVERLORD," the code name for the D-Day attack. Beneath the arch is a sculpture of a soldier pulling a wounded fellow soldier to safety. Another soldier in a beach landing tableau is seen wading to shore with his rifle raised over his head, while nearby a comrade lies on the beach. "Scaling the Wall" is a sculpture by Jim Brothers illustrating soldiers climbing up the rocky cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, where German soldiers took up positions. On Estes Plaza, Matt Kirby's "Final Tribute" sculpture illustrates a battlefield grave marker composed of a helmet resting atop a rifle pointed into the ground. "The Supreme Commander" by Jim Brothers depicts General Dwight D. Eisenhower standing beneath a battlefield map sketched across the ceiling of a gazebo. Atop a nearby pedestal is a bust of the Deputy Supreme Commander, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur William Tedder by Jim Brothers. Atop another pedestal is a bust of Omar N. Bradley. Along the Stettinius Parade leading to the Overlord Arch is a cast of Edmond de Laheudrie's "Le Monument aux Morts," the original of which was captured during the liberation of Trevieres. At the the entrance on the northern side is a bust of Joseph Stalin by Richard Pumphrey is accompanied by busts of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, and Winston Churchill.
Topic:
History--United States--World War II  Search this
Landscape--France--Normandy  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 71500626
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_355977