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Over the Top, (sculpture). Artist:  Tauch, Waldine Amanda, 1892/94-1986, sculptor. Lundgren and Maurer, architectural firm. Cold Spring Granite Company, contractor. Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte, founder. Title:  Over the Top, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Doughboy, (sculpture). Over the Top with the Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  1971. Dedicated Oct. 9, 1971. Medium:  Bronze on a granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 5.5 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  Waldine Tauch D.F.A./Sculptress (On base in raised bronze letters:) OVER THE TOP (On front, top of granite base, in bronze letters:) NATIONAL SECURITY (On proper right side of base:) CHILD WELFARE (On proper left side of base:) REHABILITATION (On back of base:) AMERICANISM (On front, bottom section of base:) ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE/VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I WHO/FOUNDED THE AMERICAN LEGION/WALDINE TAUCH D.F.A./SCULPTRESS/1971 signed Description:  A World War I infantry soldier or "doughboy." The soldier wears a uniform including a helmet; a gas mask carrier hanging around his neck; a backpack with mess kit, bayonet and scabbard attached; an ammunition belt with canteen; and a first-aid pouch. He holds a rifle in both hands, diagonally in front of his body. His proper left leg is bent and slightly and his proper left foot rests on a slightly raised portion of the plinth. The sculpture stands atop a rectangular granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Sculpture Owner:  American Legion, Department of Texas, 709 East 10th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Remarks:  IAS files include several unidentified newspaper clippings, related 1971 correspondence with the Cold Spring Granite Company, and a copy of the monument's dedication program. Waldine Tauch sculpted the figure; Lundgren and Maurer created the granite base; and Cold Spring Granite Company was the supplier for the base's bronze lettering and granite. Statue was completely restored in June 1993 and replaced on its base on July 3, 1993. The piece had been broken in several places and knocked from its base by vandals. The restoration included the recasting of the arms, feet, rifle and bayonet, and the adding of new internal bracing to the piece. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin 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 TX000082   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000082 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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