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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Dedicated 1926. Medium:  Sculpture: copper sheet metal; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 78 x 26 x 25 3/8 in.; Base: 98 x 60 14 x 59 5/8 in. Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right 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 -- Illinois -- Naperville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Naperville, Naperville Park District, 320 West Jackson Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540 Located Burlington Square Park, Naperville, Illinois Remarks:  The sculpture was dedicated by the American Legion Post 43 of Naperville in 1926 in honor of World War I veterans. References:  Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. SOS Assessment Award, 2001. Illustration:  Chicago Tribune, Nov. 16, 2001. 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 47260024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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