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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Rylander, Walter, sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture). World War I Doughboy, (sculpture). St. Bernard War Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Dedicated July 4, 1925. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 61 3/4 x 36 x 35 in. Inscription:  (On bronze base, figure's proper right side:) Copyright/Walter Rylander/1920 (On front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/OUR HEROES OF THE/WORLD WAR 1917 - 1918 (list of names) signed Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand. 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 -- Ohio -- St. Bernard Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Bernard, Service Department, 110 Washington Avenue, St. Bernard, Ohio 45217 Located City Hall, Vine Street & Washington Avenue, St. Bernard, Ohio Remarks:  The memorial was funded through public subscription and was installed to honor those from St. Bernard who lost their lives during World War I. IAS files contain a newspaper article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 31, 1993, pg. B1-3;and an excerpt from "St. Bernard, Ohio, 1878-1978," a Centennial Publication by the City of St. Bernard, pg. 40. References:  Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 31, 1993, pg. B1-3. 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 47260085   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260085 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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