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Viquesney, E. M.,
McNeil, Garth,
Oakley Marble and Granite Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Oakley
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
McNeil, Garth, assistant.
Oakley Marble and Granite Company, fabricator.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Installed May 4, 1923.
Medium:
Sculpture: molded copper and bronze sheeting (?); Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On plate affixed to statue base:) SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/COPYRIGHT BY/EM VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR/AMERICUS GEORGIA (Front of base, lower block:) LOGAN/COUNTY/WORLD WAR/MEMORIAL (Front of shaft:) 1914 1920/HONOR ROLL/H.L. WINK/A/H.RADLOFF/L.L. REID/L.M. WELLER/J.R. LAHMAN/H.M. RABIDEAU/ROY BEAMAN/FRED SCHAFFER (West side of shaft, WWII casulties:)L. J. MALONE/A.P. SCHMITT/D.J. SUMMERS/C.F. PIERSON/G.C. GARRETT/C.S. WILLIAMS/R. MARCOTTE/G.V. GIESELMAN/A.P. GLASSMAN/P.L. GLASSMAN/G.W. RUSSELL/J.P. DREILING/L.E. PETERSON/H. SNELLBACKER (East side of shaft, WWII casulties:) J.K. NELSON JR./L.B. ARIE/E. KARR/K. KOST/R.K. MODE/V. DEAVER/G.L. FERRIN/R.L. MILLER/E. THOLEN/W.D. WEBBER/R. ROGERS/W.L. PARK/E. SHIPLEY/M.G. SMITH (North side of shaft, Vietnam casulties:) FRANCIS E. JORDON/JAMES A. COOKSEY/ANDREW J. MCKINLEY/DONALD E. JONES/JAMES E. HESKETT signed
Description:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire on rocky ground. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. He is dressed in World War I military uniform, including helmet, calf-length jacket, breeches, and puttees. He has a canteen, gas mask pouch,, backpack and bayonet scabbard. He stands atop a tall square-sided multi-tiered granite base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Grenade
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Oakley
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Oakley, Oakley, Kansas
Administered by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Oakley, Kansas
Located Hudson & Second Streets, Oakley, Kansas
Remarks:
The sculpture was authorized by the Logan County Board of Commissioners in 1921 and cost $1,500. The base and installation were done by Oakley Marble and Granite Company. Garth McNeil did the lettering. IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from Oakley Graphic, Nov. 6, 1991, pg. 2. For further reading see: Oakley Graphic, Sept. 23, 1921; Aug. 18, 1922; and May 4, 1923.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1996.
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 47260040
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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