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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Griffin
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.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(Metal plaque on base reads:) SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGH(illegible)Y/COPYRIGHTED/E.M. VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR/SPENCER, INDIANA (Plaque on front of stone base, with eagle on top:) Spalding County/Dedicates this memorial as a/perpetual evidence/of her Gratitude for the/Brave, Loyal and Patriotic service/rendered by/Her Sons and Daughters/in 1917-The World War 1918 unsigned
Description:
A uniformed soldier standing with proper right arm upraised holding a grenade. He wears a helmet and backpack and has a satchel around his neck. He stands next to two short tree stumps, with entwined barbed wire.
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 -- Georgia -- Griffin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Griffin, Cemetarys, P. O. Box T, Griffin, Georgia 30224
Located Veterans Memorial Park, Corner of 1st, Taylor Street, & Memorial Drive, Griffin, Georgia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
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 47260013
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260013
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