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History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Melbourne
Sculpture
(Doughboy Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Doughboy Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1930.
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 74 x 18 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 76 x 54 x 54 in.
Inscription:
(Upper block of base, north face:) (Seal inscribed American Legion) THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE/FOR DEMOCRACRY AND THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE (two column list of 20 names of soldiers who died in World War I) (Lower base:) 1917-1918 (West side of base inscribed with names of soldiers killed in World War II) unsigned
Description:
Standing male soldier in World War I field uniform and helmet, holding rifle, butt on ground.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Melbourne
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Izard County, County Judge, Main Street and Court Street, County Courthouse, Melbourne, Arkansas 72556
Located Izard County Courthouse, Front lawn, Melbourne, Arkansas 72556
Remarks:
Gift of American Legion.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1992.
Arkansas, AAUW, Wanda Roe, 1990.
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 72240002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
72240002
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