CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
N 41° 59.857 / W 87° 41.892
Copyright 1943, cast zinc.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: IL000466.
Copyright 1943, cast zinc.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: IL000466.
In front of Republic National Bank, 2720 West Devon Avenue, on the corner of N. Fairfield Ave. and W. Devon.
The plaque reads:
LEST WE FORGET
THEY DIED. . . . . .
THAT WE CAN LIVE
IN INDEPENDENCE
INDEPENDENCE HALL
DEDICATED MAY 30, 1958
PRESENTED AND CREATED BY
HARRY A. COOPER
LEST WE FORGET
THEY DIED. . . . . .
THAT WE CAN LIVE
IN INDEPENDENCE
INDEPENDENCE HALL
DEDICATED MAY 30, 1958
PRESENTED AND CREATED BY
HARRY A. COOPER
The back of the base bears the name of E.M. Viquesney, Spencer, Indiana, and the copyright date. This is the last original Viquesney war memorial dedicated. The statue has been recoated and refurbished, including repairs to the Tommy-gun, by Jane Foley.