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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Kingman
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934.
Medium:
Figure group: bronze; Base: quartz and concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure group: life-Size; Base: approx. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base, below relief of eagle:) IN MEMORY OF/THE MEN AND WOMEN/OF MOHAVE COUNTY/WHO SERVED IN THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918 unsigned
Description:
Two bronze figures on a stone base. One figure is a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. The other figure is a sailor holding his cap in his upraised proper right hand. Both figures are in uniform. Between the two figures, a small section of the base extends up, with a vintage machine gun mounted on top. On the plaque on the base is a relief of an eagle with wings spread, above the inscription.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Grenade
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Kingman
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Mohave County Courthouse, Lawn, Kingman, Arizona
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS
47260002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260002
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