WWII Memorial: A Triumph for Veterans, a Monument to Critical Dismay. Maria Puente.
by Puente, Maria; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 75Family. Publisher: USA Today, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Architectural criticism | Architectural design | National monuments | World War II Memorial (Washington, D.C.)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "After the National World War II Memorial is dedicated May 29 [2004], it almost certainly will be judged a huge success, especially with war-era veterans. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected just in the first weekend. But the new granite-and-bronze monument on the National Mall already is a sad disappointment to many architects, historians and cultural critics. Not that there's anything new about that. Every major memorial built here over the last 150 years has been accompanied by carping, controversy or calumny--sometimes all three--and even vandalism. There was no reason to expect the World War II Memorial would escape America's usual quarreling about monuments." (USA TODAY) This article discusses the design features of the new memorial and reveals reaction to it. A sidebar presents critics' reviews of other significant American memorials.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: WWII Memorial: A Triumph for Veterans, a Monument to Critical Dismay, May 19, 2004; pp. n.p..
"After the National World War II Memorial is dedicated May 29 [2004], it almost certainly will be judged a huge success, especially with war-era veterans. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected just in the first weekend. But the new granite-and-bronze monument on the National Mall already is a sad disappointment to many architects, historians and cultural critics. Not that there's anything new about that. Every major memorial built here over the last 150 years has been accompanied by carping, controversy or calumny--sometimes all three--and even vandalism. There was no reason to expect the World War II Memorial would escape America's usual quarreling about monuments." (USA TODAY) This article discusses the design features of the new memorial and reveals reaction to it. A sidebar presents critics' reviews of other significant American memorials.
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