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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Swanton
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. Installed 1926.
Medium:
Sculpture: copper alloy; Upper base: marble chunks and mortar; Lower base: fieldstone chunks and mortar with a concrete top.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Upper base: approx. 5 x 6 x 5 ft.; Lower base: approx. H. 20 in. x W. 8 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On metal:) "Spirit of the/American Doughboy"/copyrighted by E. M. Viquesney/Georgia (On stone base:) SWANTON REMEMBERS/TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/VALIANT SONS OF/SWANTON & COMMUNITY/WORLD WAR/1917-1918/THIS MEMORIAL IS/LOVINGLY DEDICATED/WE HOLD THEM IN OUR/GRATEFUL HEARTS WITH/REVERENCE AND HONOR/FOREVER/ERECTED 1926 unsigned
Description:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left 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 -- Ohio -- Swanton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Swanton, Parks Division, 219 Chestnut Street, Swanton, Ohio 43558
Located Swanton Memorial City Park, Route 64, Swanton, Ohio
Remarks:
SOS! surveyor notes that records concerning this sculpture were lost in a fire, but research done before the fire revealed that the sculpture was one of several donated by France to U.S. cities that had lost many soldiers during World War I.
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio 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 47260086
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260086
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