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History -- United States
Homage -- Farley, Peter V.
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Califon
Gravestone
Sculpture
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Farley Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1918.
Medium:
Figure: marble (?); Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 75 x 24 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 90 x 41 x 41 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) PETER V. FARLEY/1887 - 1918/PRIVATE 1ST CLASS/C O B 303 ENGINEERS/KILLED IN BATTLE/SEPT. 26 1918/SON OF/PETER D. AND MARY E./FARLEY (On lower front of base, raised:) FARLEY unsigned
Description:
A figure of a World War I doughboy, dressed in a military uniform consisting of thigh-length jacket, britches, boots and a rounded helmet, stands holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands, with the butt resting at his feet. The figure is placed atop an inscribed attenuated base that rests on a concrete pad.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Homage -- Farley, Peter V.
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Califon
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Presbyterian Church, Route 513, Califon, New Jersey
Remarks:
Peter V. Farley, 1887-1918, was killed in battle Sept. 26, 1918 while fighting in World War I.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
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 NJ000235
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000235
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