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W. H. Mullins Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Landscape -- Celestial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Medallion
Sculpture
VFW Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title:
VFW Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Veterans of Foreign Wars Monument, (sculpture).
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1925.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze (?); Base: sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
MULLINS BODY CORP. SALEM OHIO, U.S.A. (On plaque on front of base:) ERECTED 1925/BY LOTEN DINSMOOR RED SCHWING/POST NO. 631, WARREN, PA./VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/OF THE/UNITED STATES./"THE SUN NEVER SETS ON FOREIGN SERVICE" unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a World War I doughboy. He wears a uniform including hat and laced boots. He holds a rifle in his hands. His proper right foot rests on a rock or step. The metal sculpture rests on a rectangular sandstone base. Mounted on the front of the base is a bronze medallion with a sunburst depicted in bas-relief.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Medallion
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakland Cemetery, 37 Mohawk Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The monument was installed by Loten Dinsmoor-Fred Schwing Post No. 631, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001471
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001471
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