VHM_0126

Descriptive title

Tiếc Thương Statue

Object type(s)

Material(s)

Description

Small reproduction of the Tiếc Thương statue, created in memory of Republic of Vietnam soldiers buried at Nghĩa Trang Quân Đội Biên Hòa. The original statue stood near the entrance to the military cemetery and was destroyed after 1975.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Nguyen Cong Tru

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyen Cong Tru

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Tiếc Thương Statue donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Huntington Beach, CA

October 22, 2022

Donated on October 22, 2022 in Huntington Beach, CA.
Tiếc Thương Statue origin

Vietnam

Reproduction of the Tiếc Thương memorial statue associated with Nghĩa Trang Quân Đội Biên Hòa. Kept by Nguyễn Công Trứ as a memorial to Republic of Vietnam soldiers. Date unknown.
Tiếc Thương Statue left Vietnam

Vietnam

In Transit

1980

Brought out of Vietnam with Nguyễn Công Trứ when he left by boat, c. 1980.
Tiếc Thương Statue entered the United States

Buffalo, NY USA

Resettlement

1981

Brought to Buffalo, New York, when Nguyễn Công Trứ resettled in the United States, c. 1981.