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Kirchner, Louis R.,
Flour City Ornamental Ironworks,
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Williston
Sculpture
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
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