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    		• McKeown, Frank,
     
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    		• Monumental Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Frankfort
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Dough-Boy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    McKeown, Frank, fabricator. (possibly by)
    Monumental Works, fabricator. (possibly by)
    Title: 
    Dough-Boy, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 4, 1929.
    Medium: 
    Figure: Italian marble; Base: Italian marble on a concrete slab.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 20 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 60 1/2 x 48 x 72 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, raised letters:) ERECTED IN HONOR/OF THE BOYS OF/FRANKFORT/AND VICINITY WHO/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917--1919/THOSE WHO GAVE/THEIR ALL/ALTIMONTO, GIDDIO/BALDWIN, RALPH N/DWYER, DANIEL/MAYNARD, R. LESLIE/MINAR, GEORGE A./SMITH, LESLIE W./VALLONE, DOMINICK/BEACH, AUGUSTUS F unsigned
    Description: 
    A figure of a World War I soldier, dressed in a military uniform consisting of a belted thigh-length coat, britches, and a helmet, stands at parade rest holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands down at his proper left side. The figure is placed atop an inscribed stepped base that consists of a central pedestal flanked by a wing-like element at each side. The base rests atop a concrete slab.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Frankfort
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Village of Frankfort, General Department, 126 East Orchard Street, Frankfort, New York 13340
    Located Village Park, Bordered by Canal, Pleasant, Frankfort, & Litchfield Streets, Frankfort, New York 13340
    Remarks: 
    The doughboy honors those men from Frankfort, New York and its environs who gave their lives serving their country in World War I. Frank McKeown and Monumental Works are believed to have had a role in creating the monument. IAS files contain a related article from the Evening Telegram (New York), Sept. 5, 1929.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY000420
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