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    		• Pedretti, Humberto J.,
     
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    		• Truesdell, Clifford A.,
     
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    		• Newton, Henry Carlton,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Truesdell and Newton,
     
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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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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Doughboy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pedretti, Humberto J., 1879-1937, sculptor.
    Truesdell, Clifford A., architect.
    Newton, Henry Carlton, architect.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Truesdell and Newton, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Doughboy, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Soldier Monument, (sculpture).
    World War Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1924. Dedicated July 4, 1924.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    HP (On eagle on lower front of pedestal:) H Pedretti (On helmet medallion:) U.N.C. (On front of pedestal:) TO THE SONS/AND DAUGHTERS/OF/LOS ANGELES/WHO PARTICIPATED/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918 (On pedestal, lower front:) ERECTED BY PATRIOTIC/CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE/CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES (On side of pedestal:) DUTY HONOR/COUNTY/ FOR SERVICE IN/ENGLAND FRANCE/GERMANY RUSSIA/SIBERIA BELGIUM/ITALY UNITED STATES (On back of pedestal:) OUR DEEDS WILL LIVE/FOREVER ON THE MOST GLORIUS OF AGES/OF AMERICAS HISTORY/-PERSHING /PRESENTED BY/WORLD WAR VETERANS OF FRANCE/TO/WORLD WAR VETERANS OF LOS ANGELES/JULY 14, 1927 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A World War I attired soldier holds a flag atop a tall pedestal. The soldier turns slightly to the side. The pedestal is lined at the top with two bands of bronze stars (12 on each side). At the foot of the pedestal in the front is a bronze eagle. The rear of the pedestal features a bronze medal. On the right side of the pedestal is a bronze olive branch and helmet (added to the memorial in 1927).
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013
    Located Pershing Square, 5th, 6th, Hill, & Olive Streets Los Angeles, California
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded and commissioned by the citizens of the City of Los Angeles and dedicated to all World War I veterans. Pedretti designed the bronze eagle and the medal replica on the rear of the pedestal. The olive branch and helmet, donated by French veterans, were a later addition to the memorial. The memorial has been moved several times within the park. It was originally sited in the northwest corner. In the 1950s it was located in the southeast corner. Prior to the 1992-1994 park renovation, it was located in the center of the park.
    IAS files contain articles from Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1924; July 4, 1924; July 5, 1924; Los Angeles Evening Express, July 5, 1924, pg. 7; and Los Angeles Herald, July 4, 1924, pg. 1. IAS files also contain transcripts of Municipal Art Commission Minutes, March 5, 1924; July 2, 1924; July 13, 1924; and July 13, 1927; excerpt from Los Angeles City Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. XIX, no. 4 (Oct. 1992); excerpt from Nancy Dustin Wall Moure's "Painting & Sculpture in Los Angeles, 1900-1945, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pg. 40; and excerpt from WPA guide "Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and Its Environs," Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Hastings House, NY:) 1951. IAS files also contain 1192 correspondence regarding plans to relocate sculpture and redesign base, as part of total redesign of Pershing Square.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1976.
    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 75000643
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