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Unknown Soldier, (sculpture). Artist:  Kirchner, Louis R., 1882-1958, sculptor. Flour City Ornamental Ironworks, founder. Title:  Unknown Soldier, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1918. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on a granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 32 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. W. 5 ft. Inscription:  Louis Kirchner (Front of base:) World War I/U. S./1917-1918/FOR GOD AND COUNTRY/IN HONOR OF THE BOYS OF/WILLIAMS COUNTY/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918 (Side of base:) WORLD WAR II/1941-1946, KOREA/WORLD WAR II/1941-1946/KOREAN CONFLICT/1950-1955 (North side of base:) WAR/U. S./VETERAN VIETNAM/U. S. VETERAN/BERLIN CRISIS/1961-1962/VIETNAM ERA/1964-1975 signed Description:  A World War I foot soldier stands, proper right leg forward and bent at the knee, suggesting the "spirit and determination of the universal soldier." His proper right hand grasps a rifle's barrel end, the other end rests by the toe of the proper left foot. A shell belt circles his waist, and has a bayonet attached to it. His proper left hand rests against the hip, and a bag hangs from a strap over his shoulder and across his chest. He wears a shirt open at the neck and a WWI-style helmet. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Vietnam War Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Williston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Williston, Williston Park Board, 205 Broadway East, Williston, North Dakota 58802 Located Railroad Park, South Main & 6th Street, Williston, North Dakota Remarks:  Sculpture faces the west. It was turned 3 inches towards the south from its original placement on the base. IAS files contain related article from Williston Daily (Williston, ND), May 21, 1931 which discusses events surrounding the installation of the sculpture in 1918. Article states that this is "the first monument ever erected in America to the Memory of the Unknown Soldier." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. Williston Daily (Williston, ND), May 21, 1931. 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 ND000069   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000069 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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