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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Troy
Sculpture
(WWI Doughboy), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(WWI Doughboy), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
World War I Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1926 (?).
Medium:
Figure: white marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) IN MEMORY OF/MONTGOMERY COUNTY/SONS WHO SERVED/IN THE WORLD WAR (On side of base, incised:) IN MEMORY OF/MONTGOMERY COUNTY/SONS WHO SERVED/IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR unsigned
Description:
A figure of a World War I soldier, dressed in a military uniform that consists of waist-length jacket, britches, boots, and a circular helmet, stands with his proper right arm raised in the air and his proper left arm holding a rifle by his side. The figure is placed atop an inscribed two-tiered base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Troy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Montgomery County, County Manager, 102 East Spring Street, P. O. Box 425, Troy, North Carolina 27371
Located County Courthouse Square, Troy, North Carolina
Remarks:
The figure was placed in memory of those men from Montgomery County who served in the Spanish American War and World War I.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000264
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000264
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