Duty - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 44.642 W 097° 22.763
14S E 651835 N 3624072
Located in Veterans Memorial Park that is near the site of old Camp Bowie.
Waymark Code: WM7HAM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2009
Views: 24
Two full-length solider figures. Standing soldier holds proper right arm high overhead with rifle in hand. Second soldier is wounded and leans back against standing figure. Standing soldier's proper left arm supports other soldier's back. Wounded figure holds rifle in proper left arm which is hanging down at his side. Both wear military uniforms with leggings, helmets, and gear strapped to their waists and backs.
Inscription:
(On right rear corner of sculpture:) SCULPTED BY/BARVO/(copyright symbol) 1987
(On front of sculpture:) DUTY
(On front of base:) DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF ALL VETERANS
BY
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I U.S.A.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
NOVEMBER 11, 1987
MARION B. IRLAND E.L. SPRAGUE, P.N.C.
DEPT. COMMANDER QUARTERMASTER
(On back of base: text of poem "In Flanders Fields")
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields - a poem by Dr. John McCrae
TITLE: Duty
ARTIST(S): Walker, Barvo, sculptor, American Art Foundry (Rhome, TX), founder.
DATE: 1987. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1987
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000147
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Veterans Memorial Park
4100 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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