Infantryman, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

Aston, R. Rogers

Sundt, Duke

founder

Santa Fe Bronze

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.

Image on file.

(Bottom proper right of figure:) Santa Fe Bronze (Bottom proper left of figure:) Original Sculpture/R. Rogers Aston/1985/Life Size Enlargement/Duke Sundt (On front of base, incised:) INFANTRYMAN/1961-1945/DEDICATED TO ALL WHO FOUGHT,DIED/OR OTHERWISE MADE GREAT SACRIFICES/IN THE GREAT WAR/OUR CLASSMATES,OUR BUDDIES/OUR LOVED ONES/N.M.M.I ALUMNI WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II/MISSION (star) COMPLETED/(List of 24 names in two columns)/PRESENTED BY/JAMES K. ANDERSON, 44 (Side of base, inscribed) signed Founder's mark appears.

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Summary

A figure of a World War II infantryman, dressed in combat fatigues that include laced boots, a helmet, and a hand grenade that hangs from his shoulder strap, stands holding a rifle horizontally out in front of him with both hands. The figure is placed atop an inscribed base and set near a group of benches.

1985

Control number

IAS NM000306

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Figure: bronze; Base: granite

Owner/Location

New Mexico Military Institute McBride Museum 101 West College Boulevard Roswell New Mexico 88201

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

History--United States--World War II

Figure male--Full length

Occupation--Military--Soldier

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform

Record ID

siris_ari_327946

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