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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). Other Titles:  Doughboy Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Cast 1923. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. Inscription:  E.M.VIQUESNEY/AMERICUS, GA (On base plaque:) 1917 1918/A MEMORIAL/TO THE MEN OF CRISFIELD/WHO SERVED GOD AND COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR FOR FREEDOM/ROLL OF HONOR (list of names)/LEST WE FORGET/1923 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 in his proper left hand and a grenade in his raised 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 -- Maryland -- Crisfield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by American Legion Stanley Cochrane Post #16, Brick Kiln Road, Crisfield, Maryland 21817 Located Veterans Cemetery Somerset Avenue & Chesapeake Street, Crisfield, Maryland Remarks:  For additional information see Woodrow T. Wilson's "History of Crisfield and Surrounding areas on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1973. References:  Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 47260052   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260052 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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