The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.

The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Dedicated July 4, 1925. Relocated 1969/1970.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick.

Base: approx. 74.5 x 40 x 38 in.

(Imprinted on proper right side of sculpture:) SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M.VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR/AMERICUS, GEORGIA (Bronze plaque on front of base:) THE "AMERICAN DOUGHBOY" REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER/OF WWI. HE IS CHARGING OVER THE TOP TOWARD THE ENEMY LINE,/CARRYING FULL FIELD EQUIPMENT. HE WAS ERECTED AS A MEMORIAL/TO THE WAR VETERANS, "BY THE PEOPLE." HE ARRIVED IN HENRYETTA/ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923./THIS MEMORIAL PLATE BEARS INSCRIPTION, "TO THE MEMORY OF/ALL IN THIS AREA WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN ALL WARS./WAS CAST, 'BY THE PEOPLE', THE YEAR OF 1991". (followed by list of area men killed in World War I and II, Korea, and Vietnam) signed

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 upraised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

Figure male -- Full length

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Object -- Weapon -- Grenade

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Henryetta

Administered by City of Henryetta, City Council, 115 South 4th Street, Henryetta, Oklahoma 74437

Located Henryetta Public Library, 6th & Main Streets, Henryetta, Oklahoma

The sculpture was acquired by the city in 1923 and installed in 1925 at the intersection of 4th and Main streets. In late 1969 or early 1970, it was relocated to its current site, when Main Street was resurfaced. The bronze plaque on the front of the base was added in 1991.

IAS files contain transcription of newsclippings from Henryetta Daily Standard dated Sept. 27, 1923; Sept. 28, 1923; and Nov. 26, 1923 (discussing fund raising efforts and arrival of the sculpture). IAS files also contain transcription of newsclippings from Henryetta Daily Free Lance dated June 30 and July 5, 1925 (discussing dedication of sculpture); and from Henryetta Daily Freelance dated Oct. 23 and Oct. 26, 1969 (discussing relocation of sculpture).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.

Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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