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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Trion
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Doughboy Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Dedicated April 21 or 26, 1934.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: unpolished marble, concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 1/2 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) IN MEMORIAM/WORLD WAR VETERANS/OF CHATOOGA (sic) COUNTY/GEORGIA/1917-1918/ERECTED 1934/BY CITIZENS AND FRIENDS/OF CHATOOGA (sic) COUNTY/FOSTERED BY/THE TRION COMPANY/B.D. RIEGER, PRES. & TREAS./N.B. MURPHY, VICE PRES.,/A.D. ELLIOT (Back and sides of base have 4 metal plaques listing 475 veterans) unsigned
Description:
Uniformed World War I soldier. His upraised proper right arm holds a grenade. He wears a helmet, backpack, canteen and other paraphernalia. His proper left hand grips a rifle. At his feet are two small tree stumps wrapped in barbed wire.
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 -- Georgia -- Trion
Sculpture
Owner:
Chattooga County Memorial Home, Memorial Drive, Trion, Georgia 30753
Provenance:
Formerly located Circle Park, Trion, Georgia
Remarks:
The sculpture honors those Chattooga Countians who served during World War I. The sculpture was funded by local residents and originally installed at Circle Park in Trion. In 1988, the sculpture was relocated to its current site outside the VFW memorial home, cleaned and rededicated. IAS files contain related excerpt from Robert S. Baker's "Chattooga County: The Story of a County & Its People," pg. 651 and newsclipping from the Summerville News, Nov. 10, 1988 and Nov. 17, 1988. The newsclippings list the names of the 475 veterans appearing on the memorial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
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 47260016
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260016
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