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Mikulik, Gene,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Wigl, Willie J.
Portrait male -- Midl, Bowdy
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Flatonia
Sculpture
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mikulik, Gene, sculptor.
Title:
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Begun 1985. Dedicated Nov. 12, 1989.
Medium:
Sculpture: scrap iron, gilded; Base: concrete and sand rock.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A World War I soldier stands in uniform holding his gun in the ready position with proper right hand on the trigger and proper left hand on the base of the barrel. He wears a helmet with chin strap, a gas mask and a canteen. The sculpture is mounted on a short concrete base on top of a sand rock base. A chain fence surrounds the sculpture.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- Military history
Portrait male -- Wigl, Willie J. -- Full length
Portrait male -- Midl, Bowdy -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Flatonia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by American Legion Post #94, c/o Otto Steinhauser, Rt. 1, Box 265, Flatonia, Texas 78941
Located American Legion Hall, U. S. Highway 90, In front, Flatonia, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed by American Legion Post #94 of Flatonia with donated funds. Aluminum marker in front of sculpture reads: THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/DEDICATED THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER 1989,/THIS MEMORIAL HONORS THE MEN AND/WOMEN OF THE FLATONIA AREA WHO SERVED/IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED/STATES OF AMERICA. IT STANDS IN/PROUD REMEMBERANCE OF THEIR ACHIEVE-/MENTS IN HELPING DEFEND OUR COUNTRY/AND TO PRESERVE ITS FREEDOM, AND/ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES SO THAT THIS NATION REMAINS/FREE.... THIS MEMORIAL SHALL FOR-/EVER REMAIN A HUMBLE TRIBUTE TO THEIR/GREAT SACRIFICE./THE DOUGHBOY:/WILLIE J. MIGL, U.S. ARMY, WORLD WAR I/ARTIST & SCULPTER (sic):/GENE A. MIKULIK, SR., MEMBER JEROME MICHAL/AMERICAN LEGION POST 94,/FLATONIA, TEXAS/NOVEMBER 1989.
The figure of the soldier was modeled after the artist's father-in-law Willie Migl. Wigl died as a result of being gassed in France during World War I. Willie's look-a-like son, Bowdy Midl, modeled for the artist. The sculpture was dedicated during the American Legion Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 12, 1989. IAS files contain related articles from the Flatonia Argus, Jan. 28, 1988, pg. 2, and Nov. 16, 1989, pg. 1-2; and the Banner Press, Nov. 16, 1989, pg. 3.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Banner Press, Nov. 16, 1989, pg. 3.
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 TX001073
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