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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1922. Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Relocated ca. 1989-1990. Medium:  Figure: pressed copper; Base: fieldstone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 76 x 40 x 58 in.; Base: approx. 52 x 45 x 45 in. Inscription:  (Back of lower section of figure, raised:) 'SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY'/COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M. VIQUESNEY, SCULPTOR/SPENCER, INDIANA (On plaque on front of base, raised:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF OUR COMRADES/WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY/FROM FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS/AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN THE WORLD WAR/VICTOR ELLIG POST NO. 31/THE AMERICAN LEGION signed Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right 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 -- Arkansas -- Fort Smith Sculpture Owner:  American Legion, Ellig-Stoufer Post no. 31, 4901 Midland, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904 Provenance:  Formerly located Tillis Park, Fort Smith, Arkansas before ca. 1989-1990. Remarks:  This sculpture was originally located in Tillis Park. After frequent vandalisms, including the destruction of the figure's rifle, the City of Fort Smith moved the sculpture to a warehouse. The piece was restored and relocated to in front of the American Legion building ca. 1989-1990. IAS files contain copies of articles from a special edition of The Chamber Monthly (Spencer, IN), Feb. 1991, which is devoted to the many doughboy sculptures by Viquesney. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993. Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. 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 47260004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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