Soldiers Monument - Van Buren, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Carter County
Location of statue: Main St. & Oliver St., courthouse lawn, Van Buren
Monument erected by: The Citizens of Carter County
Artist: John Paulding, 1883-1935, sculptor
Founder: American Bronze Company

All names can be read in the photo gallery

Monument text:
(front base): Erected by the Citizens of Carter County in Memory of our soldier boys who lost their lives in World War of 1917 [names]

(proper right base):

Veteran of World War II
[names] (proper left base): Veterans of World War II
[names] (rear base): Veterans of Korean War
[names]

Proper Description: "A figure of a World War I soldier standing dressed in a military uniform with a helmet and a back pack. He stands with his proper right hand upon his hip and his proper left hand holding the tip of a rifle. The butt of the rifle rests in front of the soldier's proper right foot." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Soldiers Monument ARTIST(S): John Paulding DATE: ca 1920 MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: grey granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000220 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Main St. & Oliver St., courthouse lawn, Van Buren, MO DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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