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Karkadoulias, Eleftherios,
Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Liberty
Sculpture
Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Karkadoulias, Eleftherios, sculptor.
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1934. Cast 1983. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1983.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. x 5 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
copyrighted 1934 by/E.M. Viquesney-sculptor/Spencer, Indiana (On front of sculpture:) SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY (Plaque on front of base:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES/WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY/FROM CASEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY/AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE WORLD WAR/ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF/CASEY CO. AND ELSEWHERE/UNDER AUSPICES OF/CASEY POST NO. 78, AMERICAN LEGION/NOVEMBER 11, 1935. (Plaques on sides and rear of base list names of veterans who died in World War I, Vietnam and Korea).
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
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure male -- Full length
History -- United States -- Korean War
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Grenade
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Liberty
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Casey County, Casey Courthouse, Campelsville Road, Liberty, Kentucky 42539
Located Casey County Court House, Courthouse Square, Liberty, Kentucky
Remarks:
Statue replaces an earlier Doughboy statue installed in 1935, and shattered in a truck accident in 1982 (IAS record 47260045). The replica copy was made in 1983 by Eleftherios Karkadoulias. Its $12,400 cost was funded by Kentucky Utilities and General Telephone Company. IAS files contain related newsclipping from Casey County News (Liberty, KY), Nov. 16, 1983.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
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 KY000200
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000200
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