Doughboy Monument, (sculpture).

Doughboy Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Doughboy Monument, (sculpture).

All Wars Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 14, 1925. Rededicated May 3, 1988.

Sculpture: metal, painted; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. 5 1/2 x 6 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 8 x 5 ft.

(Bronze plaque on base:) THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE HEROS (sic)/OF ALL THE WARS WHO BY THEIR HEROISM AND SACRIFICE HAVE MADE THE/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE FOREMOST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD/--/ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE WORLD WAR VETERANS OF/CURWENSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA BY THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY/JOHN E. SIPES POST NO 505/1917 THEIR NAMES WE LOVINGLY INSCRIBE 1919/(four columns of names) unsigned

A World War I doughboy caught in mid-stride, his proper left hand reaching forward and a rifle in his lowered proper right hand. His proper left foot is stepping forward and his proper right foot is extended back. He wears a helmet, a shirt with sleeves rolled up above the elbows, a gas mask across his chest, and a belt with pouches. The sculpture is mounted on a large rock.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Figure male -- Full length

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Curwensville

Administered by Borough of Curwensville, 900 Susquehanna Avenue, Curwensville, Pennsylvania 16833

Located Locust Street & State Street, Curwensville, Pennsylvania

The sculpture is dedicated to those who died defending the United States in all wars. The sculpture was installed in honor of the city's World War I Veterans by the American Legion Auxiliary, John E. Sipes Post No. 505. In 1988, the sculpture was corn cob blasted by the Cuetara Monument Company and the figure's helmet strap was replaced. The sculpture was rededicated on Memorial Day, May 3, 1988. IAS files contain a copy of the Nov. 11, 2008 article from The Progress, "Origins lost over time...'Doughboy' monuments honor WWI veterans" which mistakenly notes that the Curwensville doughboy monument is not listed in the Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database. This doughboy monument was documented and added to the Inventories database through the Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1995.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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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