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History -- United States
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Plainfield
Sculpture
(World War Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(World War Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1921-1922. Dedicated ca. 1922.
Medium:
Limestone on a limestone base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 19 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 85 x 65 x 65 in.
Inscription:
(Front pedestal, east:) ERECTED BY/THE CLASSES OF 1921-22/IN HONOR OF/FORMER BOYS OF THE/INDIANA BOYS SCHOOL/WHO RENDERED/VALIANT SERVICE IN/THE WORLD WAR (Rear pededstal, west:) HE IS GREAT WHO SERVES HIS COUNTRY/WELL AND GUARDS HER FAME,/WHO LOVES HIS LAND TOO MUCH/TO STOOP TO SHAME unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of a World War I doughboy. His proper left foot is slightly forward. He holds the barrel of a rifle in his proper right hand. His proper left fist is clenched. There is a tree stump behind the figure.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Plainfield
Sculpture
Owner:
State of Indiana, Indiana Department of Corrections, Indiana Boys' School, 501 West Main Street, Southwest of Administrative Building, Plainfield, Indiana 46168
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"100 Years at Indiana Boys' School 1867-1967," Plainfield, IN: Indiana Boys' School, 1967, pg. 21.
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 IN000157
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