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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Belmar
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: copper; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
E. M. VIQUESNEY / AMERICUS, GEORGIA (On front of base:) 1914-1918 (On front base plaque:) DEDICATED/IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO/ENTERED THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY/FROM/BELMAR, NEW JERSEY/AND/IN MEMORY OF THOSE/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/IN/THE WORLD WAR/PRESENTED BY/THE CITIZENS OF BELMAR, NEW JERSEY/JOSEPH MAYER, MAYOR/THOMAS S. DILLON THOMAS D. JOECK/COMMISSIONER signed Founder's mark appears.
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 -- New Jersey -- Belmar
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Belmar, Department of Parks and Public Works, Belmar, New Jersey 07719
Located Intersection of Route 35 & 7th Avenue, Belmar, New Jersey
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 47260066
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260066
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