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Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1934. Dedicated 1939. Medium:  Bronze on a limestone base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque rear sculpture base:) Copyrighted 1934/E.M. Viquesney - Sculptor/Spencer - Indiana. (Sculpture base front:) THE SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY (Base front:) THE/ELIZABETH SEARS/MEMORIAL/TO/DECEASED VETERANS/OF THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918 signed Description:  Figure of a World War I soldier, dressed in uniform, walking forward. He is holding a grenade up in his proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand. The lower part of his legs are wrapped and he wears a helmet. There is a tree stump behind him on the proper left side. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Weapon -- Grenade Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Service Corporation International, Houston, Texas Located Elm Ridge Cemetery, 4600 Kilgore Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47304 Provenance:  Formerly located Old Muncie City Hall, Jackson Street, Basement, Muncie, Indiana ca. 1934-1939. Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of the Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), Aug. 15, 1939. This piece was originally located in the basement of the old Muncie City Hall, on Jackson Street, ca. 1934-1939. Purchased and donated by Elizabeth Sears. In 1939 it was moved to the cemetery and bronzed. The original surface material is unknown. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), Aug. 15, 1939. 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 IN000082   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000082 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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