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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:  Dedicated Nov. 1925. Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 31 in. x 52 in.; Base: approx. 80 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On bronze plaque on front of base:) FOR GOD AND COUNTRY/1917-1918 1941-1945/IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR WAR DEAD/(list of war dead from World War I and II)/MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ERECTED BY/HOBART POST 54 AMERICAN LEGION (On bronze plaque on left side of base:) THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FREEDOM FALLS ON ALL FREE MEN/(list of war dead from Korean and Vietnam Wars)/DEDICATED JULY 4, 1984. signed Description:  A 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 raised proper right hand. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Grenade Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Hobart Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Hobart, 414 West Main Street, Hobart, Indiana 46342 Located 7th & Lincoln Streets, Hobart, Indiana References:  Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 47260028   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260028 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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