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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Castle
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 25, 1929. Copyrighted 1920, 1934.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze base of sculpture, proper right side:) 'Spirit of the/American Doughboy'/copyrighted by/E. M. Viquesney sculptor/Spencer, Indiana
Description:
A 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 raised 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 -- Indiana -- New Castle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New Castle, Parks Department, New Castle, Indiana 47362
Located Memorial Park, Road 3, New Castle, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was presented by the Henry County chapter of the American War Mothers in honor of Henry County's World War heroes. The inscription on a bronze plaque on the rocks in front of sculpture reads: ERECTED BY/HENRY COUNTY CHAPTER/AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS/IN HONOR OF/THE BOYS FROM THIS COUNTY/WHO SERVED DURING THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the New Castle Times, August 24, 1929 and The Courier-Times, Oct. 1, 1970, pg. 22.
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Courier-Times (New Castle, IN), Oct. 1, 1970, pg. 22.
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 47260035
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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