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Over the Top, (sculpture). Artist:  Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Over the Top, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture). World War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1920.; Cast 1921.; Dedicated 1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on a rainbow granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 84 in.; Base: approx. 147 1/2 x 204 1/2 x 93 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front base:) In Commemoration of Richland County Citizens/Who Rendered Services to Our Country/During 1917 - The Great World War - 1918/Honor Roll (List of 1018 names of the men who served, on three plaques) Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through a battlefield of rocks and barbed wire. He holds a horizontal rifle in his proper left hand and once held a now missing grenade in his upraised proper right hand. He is in full military dress, wearing a doughboy helmet on his head. The figure is placed on a tiered base; the tallest tier is in the middle, one smaller on each side. 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 -- North Dakota -- Wahpeton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Richland County, County Commissioners, Richland County, North Dakota Located Richland County Courthouse, Corner of 2nd Avenue North & 4th Street North, Wahpeton, North Dakota Remarks:  IAS files contain some related unpublished materials from the Leach Public Library (Wahpeton, ND). Sculpture cost nine-thousand seven-hundred dollars. Formerly attributed to E. M. Viquesney. References:  Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. Berchem-Nigg, Kenneth, 2006. 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 47260065   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260065 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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