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[[File:The Guard Tree Medallion and Memorial Seat were designed by VMI Art History instructor William Marks Simpson VMI Class of 1924..jpg|thumb|The Guard Tree Memorial on the Parade Ground of the Virginia Military Institute, designed by William Marks Simpson, VMI Class of 1924.]] |
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[[File:The Guard Tree Medallion and Memorial Seat were designed by VMI Art History instructor William Marks Simpson VMI Class of 1924..jpg|thumb|The Guard Tree Memorial on the Parade Ground of the Virginia Military Institute, designed by William Marks Simpson, VMI Class of 1924.]] |
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[[File:Guard Tree Medallion on the Guard Tree Memorial, Virginia Military Institute..jpg|thumb|Guard Tree Medallion on the Guard Tree Memorial, designed by William Marks Simpson, VMI Class of 1924.]] |
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[[File:Guard Tree Medallion on the Guard Tree Memorial, Virginia Military Institute..jpg|thumb|Guard Tree Medallion on the Guard Tree Memorial, designed by William Marks Simpson, VMI Class of 1924.]] |
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'''William Marks Simpson''' was an American [[sculptor]] and teacher.[{{cite book |last= Alexandridis | first= Annetta |year= 2022|title= Destroy the Copy – Plaster Cast Collections in the 19th–20th Centuries: Demolition, Defacement, Disposal in Europe and Beyond| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9q97EAAAQBAJ|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= Berlin | publisher= Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG| page=N.A| isbn= 978-3-110-75799-6}}] He was hired by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] to design some of the [[commemorative coin]]s including the [[Battle of Antietam half dollar]], [[Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar]].[{{cite book |last= Heuvel | first= Sean M. |year= 2011|title= Life After J.E.B. Stuart: The Memoirs of His Granddaughter, Marrow Stuart Smith| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YzKTNWDAdRgC|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= | publisher= Government Institutes | page=149| isbn=978-0-761-85464-7 |quote=William Marks Simpson (b. 1903) was a noted sculptor who did engraving work for the United States Mint}}][{{cite book |last= Downing | first= Sarah |date= February 25, 2019|title= Hidden History of the Outer Banks| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Wqd2CQAAQBAJ|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | publisher= Arcadia Publishing | page=N.A| isbn= 978-1-614-23947-5}}] He also designed the [[Guadalcanal American Memorial|Allied war memorial Guadalcanal]].[{{cite web |title=William Marks Simpson |url=https://www.archives.govt.nz/images/william-marks-simpson |website=archives.govt.nz |publisher=Archives New Zealand |access-date=April 27, 2023}}] |
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'''William Marks Simpson''' (August 24, 1903-October 22, 1958) was an American [[sculptor]] and teacher.[{{cite book |last= Alexandridis | first= Annetta |year= 2022|title= Destroy the Copy – Plaster Cast Collections in the 19th–20th Centuries: Demolition, Defacement, Disposal in Europe and Beyond| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9q97EAAAQBAJ|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= Berlin | publisher= Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG| page=N.A| isbn= 978-3-110-75799-6}}] He was hired by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] to design some of the [[commemorative coin]]s including the [[Battle of Antietam half dollar]], [[Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar]].[{{cite book |last= Heuvel | first= Sean M. |year= 2011|title= Life After J.E.B. Stuart: The Memoirs of His Granddaughter, Marrow Stuart Smith| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YzKTNWDAdRgC|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= | publisher= Government Institutes | page=149| isbn=978-0-761-85464-7 |quote=William Marks Simpson (b. 1903) was a noted sculptor who did engraving work for the United States Mint}}][{{cite book |last= Downing | first= Sarah |date= February 25, 2019|title= Hidden History of the Outer Banks| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Wqd2CQAAQBAJ|access-date= April 27, 2023|location= Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | publisher= Arcadia Publishing | page=N.A| isbn= 978-1-614-23947-5}}] He also designed the [[Guadalcanal American Memorial|Allied war memorial Guadalcanal]].[{{cite web |title=William Marks Simpson |url=https://www.archives.govt.nz/images/william-marks-simpson |website=archives.govt.nz |publisher=Archives New Zealand |access-date=April 27, 2023}}] |
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