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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Charging Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1922. Installed Nov. 11, 1930. Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Rifle: zinc (?); Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture's integral base:) E.M. VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR./SPENCER, IND./COPYRIGHTED 1922 (Bronze plaque on base:) DEDICATED TO/THOSE WHO ENTERED/THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE WORLD WAR/PRESENTED BY/THE CITIZENS OF PARSONS/DEDICATED/NOVEMBER 11, 1930 signed Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He is dressed in field uniform, consisting of helmet, thigh-length coat, breeches and puttees. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand. He stands on an integral square-sided base, surmounting a truncated four-sided pyramid made of concrete. The base is surrounded by a circular bench enclosure. Figure of 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. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Grenade Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Parsons Sculpture Owner:  City of Parsons, Parsons, Kansas Located City Hall, Northwest corner grounds, Parsons, Kansas References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. 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 47260039   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260039 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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