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Peyre, Charles Raphael,
Val D'Osne,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Quantico
Sculpture
Crusading for Right, (sculpture).
Artist:
Peyre, Charles Raphael, sculptor.
Val D'Osne, founder.
Title:
Crusading for Right, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Iron Mike, (sculpture).
Dates:
1918.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, limestone or sandstone, stucco.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 7 1/2 ft. x 7 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On proper left, below foot:) Ch. R. Peyre (On back of proper left foot:) VALd'OSNE/FONDEUR/PARIS (On bronze plaque on front of pedestal:) 1775 SEMPER FIDELIS 1918/IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/5TH REGIMENT/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR IN 1918/THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/THE THOMAS ROBERTS REATH/MARINE POST 186 AMERICAN LEGION/NOVEMBER 10, 1921 (On bronze plaque on right side of pedestal:) 1775 SEMPER FIDELIS 1918/IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/6TH REGIMENT/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR IN 1918/THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/THE THOMAS ROBERTS REATH/MARINE POST 186 AMERICAN LEGION/NOVEMBER 10, 1921 (On bronze plaque on left side of pedestal:) 1775 SEMPER FIDELIS 1918/IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/6TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR IN 1918/THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/THE THOMAS ROBERTS REATH/MARINE POST 186 AMERICAN LEGION/NOVEMBER 10, 1921 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length bronze figure of a World War I United States Marine. He wears a uniform with hat and boots. In his hands he holds a gun horizontally across the front of his body. His gaze is directed to the proper left. The figure stands on a stone base resembling a pile of stones. The back stone rises behind the figure to knee height. The sculpture and base stand on a square pedestal of concrete covered with stucco.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Marine
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Quantico
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Marine Corps, Historical Division, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia 20374
Located Marine Corps Base, In front of Butler Hall, old Post Headquarters Building #1019, Quantico, Virginia
Remarks:
The sculpture is known locally as "Iron Mike," a name used for memorials at several military bases --Parris Island Marine Base (IAS record 64470002), Ft. Bragg (IAS record NC000364), and Ft. Carson (IAS record CO000576).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000495
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