Absolute Victory Monument - Houston, TX
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This monument -- titled "Absolute Victory" by the artist, but referred to as the "WWII Veterans Monument" by the City of Houston board members -- is one of the crown jewel artwork pieces within Houston's Veterans Memorial Park.
Waymark Code: WM12VG8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2020
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Located on the grounds of Houston's Veterans Memorial Park and created by Rose Toro, the artwork titled "Absolute Victory" was dedicated to commemorate the final victory over Japan, or more precisely "V-J Day": the day when Japan's surrender to Allied forces effectively ended World War II.
It was commissioned by the City of Houston and unveiled on Aug 14th, 2011.
Per an excerpt during its unveiling:
"[...] Absolute Victory is the result of [the artist's] study of the activities of all branches of the U.S. military in the second world war. "I started learning a lot of things I didn't know," said Toro, explaining that a vertical bronze plaque at the entry way to the memorial will detail in chronological order the dozen significant moments that are depicted.
"At each side of the entry are inlay reproductions of the WWII Campaign Ribbon," she added. "As a centerpiece framed with the shape of the Pentagon shape, there is a 24-inch victory medal to remind us of the courage, discipline and sacrifice of our troops at that time in history."
Date of Dedication: 08/14/2011
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: The Veterans Memorial Park is open is open to the public 24x7
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
1896 Tidwell Rd.
Houston, TX USA
77093
Commemoration: Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day)
Access times: Not listed
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