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(WWI Doughboy), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (WWI Doughboy), (sculpture). Other Titles:  World War I Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 11, 1921. Rededicated Nov. 12, 1989. Medium:  Figure: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 44 x 54 x 44 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of base, raised:) A MEMORIAL/TO THOSE WHO/IN THE SPIRIT OF SELF-SACRIFICE/ENROLLED THEMSELVES IN/THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/IN/THE WORLD WAR/1914 - 1918/HIGHLAND PARK, N. J. unsigned Description:  World War I soldier in uniform stands at parade rest. Both hands grasp the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests on the ground in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot leans against a tree stump. He wears a hat, jacket with chevron patches, pants, boots, and a belt with several pouches and a sheathed knife attached to it. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Weapon -- Dagger Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Highland Park Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Borough of Highland Park, Borough Clerk, 221 South Fifth Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey 08904 Located Veterans' Memorial Park, Intersection of Raritan Avenue & Woodbridge Avenue & Sixth Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey Remarks:  Sponsored by Amos Wheatley and dedicated to the veterans of World War I. The rededication in 1989 was part of the culmination of a refurbishing project for Veterans' Memorial Park. The figure was knocked slightly off its original position by a collision with a tractor-trailer truck. IAS files contain a related article from The Highland Park Herald (Highland Park, NJ), Nov. 10, 1989, pg. 1. IAS files also contain reprint of an article from Daily Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) Nov. 11, 1921 that discusses the dedication ceremony, accompanied by a photo of the dedication ceremony prior to the figure's unveiling and a later, undated photo taken before the truck accident. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Highland Park Herald (Highland Park, NJ), Nov. 10, 1989. 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 NJ000048   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000048 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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