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Taylor, Esmond,
History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Petersburg
Sculpture
Doughboy - World War I, (sculpture).
Artist:
Taylor, Esmond, contractor.
Title:
Doughboy - World War I, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1927.
Medium:
Figure: limestone; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 70 x 18 x 18 in.; Base: tapers, at widest point approx. 60 x 60 x 60 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base, on bronze plaque:) DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF/GRANT COUNTY/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/DURING THE WORLD WAR/(list of twenty four names) unsigned
Description:
A World War I soldier, facing north, standing erect and at attention. His legs are together, feet parallel. In his proper right hand, he grasps a rifle barrel. The rifle butt rests beside the toe of his proper right shoe. His proper left hand rests on his proper left thigh. His uniform includes a full-brimmed hat, a belt with ten pouches, a canteen, and a bayonet. He wears baggy trousers with wrapped calves, laced boots, and a shirt with a high-buttoned collar and pockets. He is supported at the rear by a stump which reaches to his hips. He stands atop a three-tiered stone base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Petersburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Grant County, Grant County Courthouse, 5 Highland Avenue, Petersburg, West Virginia 26847
Located Old Grant County Courthouse, Virginia & Pine Streets, Petersburg, West Virginia 16847
Remarks:
The statue came from Baltimore. It stands in front of the Old Grant County Courthouse, which is currently being rented by Shepherd College of Shepherdstown and is the site of their South Branch. The concrete base was built by Esmond Taylor.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
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 WV000096
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