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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scottdale
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Dedicated May 1923. Relocated ca. 1974
Medium:
Sculpture: copper or bronze, painted; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 3 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M. VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR/AMERICUS, GEORGIA (On base plaque:) 1861 1898 1918/SCOTTSDALE/AFFECTIONATE THIS MONUMENT/IN MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/DEDICATED BT/THOS. A. LEWELLYN POST/NO. 240 AMERICAN LEGION/ARMISTICE DAY 1923 unsigned
Description:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand. The sculpture has been painted a flat gold.
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 -- Pennsylvania -- Scottdale
Sculpture
Owner:
American Legion Post 240, 713 North Chestnut Street, Scottdale, Pennsylvania 15683
Provenance:
Formerly located East side of Pittsburgh and Broadway Streets, Scottsdale, Pennsylvania until ca. 1974.
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
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 47260101
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260101
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