Korean Memorial Sculpture - Weed, CA
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Korean Memorial Sculpture is one of several sculptures installed in the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden outside of Weed, California.
Waymark Code: WM8WKZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2010
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Korean Memorial Sculpture is one of several sculptures installed in the
Living Memorial Sculpture Garden. The garden was created by volunteers under the guidance of Ric deLugo as a memorial to war dead. Land for the garden was donated by the United States Forest Service. Funding for the sculpture was raised by donation.
From the Smithsonian description:
Abstract full-length figure. The figure sits on a rock, its legs splayed out in front. Its head rests in its proper right hand; its proper right elbow rests on its proper right leg. A broken sword lies near its feet.
TITLE: Korean Memorial Sculpture
ARTIST(S): Dennis Smith (1942- )
DATE: Spring 1989
MEDIUM: Sculpture: 14 gauge sheet steel, stone; Foundation: serpentine stone, concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001665
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Living Memorial Sculpture Garden, 13 miles NE of Weed, CA; 0.9 miles past county road A-12
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Plaque in front of sculpture reads "The Korean War Veterans Monument"
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