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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Dunagan, L. C.,     Overstreet, N. W.,     White Stone Company,     Ford and Shephard,     History -- United States     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Dress -- Accessory     Portrait male -- Smallen, Sergeant     Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Ripley     Architectural component     Sculpture

World War I Doughboys, (sculpture). Artist:  Dunagan, L. C., sculptor. Overstreet, N. W., architect. White Stone Company, fabricator. Ford and Shephard, contractor. Title:  World War I Doughboys, (sculpture). Dates:  March 3, 1928. Dedicated Oct. 4, 1928. Medium:  Figures: Italian stucco; Bases: cast stone. Dimensions:  4 figures. Each figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Each base: approx. H. 20 ft. Inscription:  White Stone Co. Founder's mark appears. Description:  Four figures of World War I soldiers, two at the east side entrance to the courthouse and two at the west side. The soldiers, dressed in military uniforms that include hats, long coats, and leggings from their knees to their ankles, stand holding binoculars to their midriffs with their proper left hands. The figures are placed atop tall doric columns that are decorated with garlands at the top. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars Portrait male -- Smallen, Sergeant -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Ripley Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tippah County Board of Supervisors, Tippah County Courthouse, Ripley, Mississippi 38663 Located Tippah County Courthouse, East side at Main Street & West side at Commerce Street, Ripley, Mississippi Remarks:  The figures were first modeled in clay by L. C. Dunagan. Sergeant Smallen, a recruiting officer from Mississippi, posed for the statues. White Stone Company fabricated the figures. N. W. Overstreet was the architect of the courthouse and Ford and Shephard the construction supervisors. For a related article see: The Southern Sentinel (Nov. 1928). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. 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 MS000221   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000221 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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