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Paulding, John,
American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor.
American Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1920. Copyrighted 1921. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1929. Relocated 1941.
Medium:
Figure: cast bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 8 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 ft.
Inscription:
AMERICAN ART BRONZE FOUNDRY/CHICAGO (Brass plaque on bottom front of base:) IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF OUR/VETERANS OF ALL AMERICAN WARS (Brass plaque on upper front of base:) 1917 WORLD WAR 1919/(36 names listed) (Brass plaque on back of base:) 1917 WORLD WAR 1919/(35 names listed) unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
World War I soldier in uniform, including helmet and backpack. His proper right arm is raised and he carries his rifle in his proper left hand. He stands atop a base with inscribed plaques.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Leavenworth County, Public Works, 4th & Walnut, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Located Leavenworth County Courthouse, 4th & Walnut, Leavenworth, Kansas
Provenance:
Formerly located Victory Junction, Highway 73, Leavenworth-Wyandotte County line, Kansas, 1921-1941.
Remarks:
First erected in 1921 and dedicated in 1929 in memory of Leavenworth and Wyandotte County residents killed in World War I. It was funded by a county-wide tax imposed by Leavenworth County commissioners. When the highway was widened, Leavenworth County assumed full responsibility, moving the sculpture from Victory Junction to the county courthouse. Renovated in 1980 by Theel Manufacturing, and rededicated to the memory of those who died in all wars, especially the World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam War. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque and a statement by Alberta Higgins attributing the design of the figure to her father, Albert Textor. IAS files also contain related articles from: The Leavenworth Times, Nov. 12, 1929; and The Kansan, May 28, 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
Illustration:
The Kansan, May 28, 1979.
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 KS000248
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000248
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