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DESCRIPTION: reinforced concrete and plaster sculpture ensemble of Lady Liberty flanked by two Spanish-American war soldiers, mounted on a 10-foot platform
This David Wilkens sculpture replaces Roger Noble Burnham's 1950 marble sculpture ensemble for the Spanish-American War Memorial. Burnham's original sculpture was seriously damaged in the 1971 Sylmar-San Fernando earthquake, and Wilkens' replacement sculpture, Lady Liberty, is referred to as a partial "re-creation" of Burnham's original that was commissioned by the United Spanish War Veterans and also called Spirit of '98.
This David Wilkens sculpture replaces Roger Noble Burnham's 1950 marble sculpture ensemble for the Spanish-American War Memorial. Burnham's original sculpture was seriously damaged in the 1971 Sylmar-San Fernando earthquake, and Wilkens' replacement sculpture, Lady Liberty, is referred to as a partial "re-creation" of Burnham's original that was commissioned by the United Spanish War Veterans and also called Spirit of '98.
LOCATION: northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, Los Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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