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    		• Murphy, William Allenwood,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- East Hartford
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Ready, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Murphy, William Allenwood, sculptor.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Ready, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Doughboy Monument, (sculpture).
    Doughboy, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 5, 1929.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: red Westerly granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 72 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Proper right below foot:) Casting by American Art Bronze Fdy. Chicago (Bronze plaque on base front, south side:) 1917-1918/In Honor Of/The Men And Women Of/East Hartford/Who Answered/Their Country's Call/To Service In The/World War/To The Dead A Tribute/To The Living A Memory/To Posterity A Token/Of Loyalty/To The Flag Of/Their Country/Erected By The Citizen Of/East Hartford/A.D. 1929. (Four service emblems: artillery, infantry, aviation and the navy) (Bronze plaque on base, northern side:) Dedicated To The Memory Of Those/Who Gave their Lives In The World War/1917 - 1918. (List of soldiers and their divisions of service) Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A male soldier standing in a contrapposto position. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand, his proper right hand rests on his belt at waist level. The soldier is dressed in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up over his elbows, knee breeches, leggings, and boots. The sculpture stands atop a granite base with bronze plaques on the front and back.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Object -- Weapon -- Gun
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- East Hartford
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of East Hartford, Department of Parks and Recreation, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
    Located Raymond Park, 840 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain copies of articles from the East Hartford Gazette (Feb. 10, 1982), the East Hartford Gazette (Feb. 9, 1983), The Weekly Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Oct. 4 and Oct. 11, 1929 discussing the history and dedication of the monument. Cost of the monument was $7,000, raised by a committee and an estimated 4,800 donors, including 2,000 school children who contributed to the campaign or marched in the dedication parade. Dedication ceremonies took place on Oct. 5, 1929, the twelfth anniversary of the landing of the first troops from East Hartford in France. An estimated crowd of 8,000 attended the dedication ceremony.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
    The Weekly Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Oct. 4, 1929.
    The Weekly Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Oct. 11, 1929.
    East Hartford Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Feb. 10, 1982.
    East Hartford Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Feb. 9, 1983.
    SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    East Hartford Gazette (East Hartford, CT), Feb. 10, 1982.
    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 CT000067
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