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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Jamestown
Sculpture
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 Nov. 11, 1937.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
copyrighted 1934 by/E.M. Viquesney-Sculptor/Spencer, Indiana (Rear of bust:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS/OF RUSSELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY/WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE WORLD WAR/PRESENTED BY/RUSSELL POST NO. 133,/AMERICAN LEGION/NOVEMBER 11, 1937 signed
Description:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle and bayonet 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 -- Kentucky -- Jamestown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Russell County, 101 Monument Square, Jamestown, Kentucky 42629
Located Russell County Courthouse, 101 Monument Square, Highway 127, South of Cumberland Parkway, Jamestown, Kentucky 42629
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
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 47260044
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260044
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