Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture).

Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture).

Paulding, John, 1883-1935, founder.

American Art Foundry, founder.

Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture).

American Doughboy, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1921. Cast 1928. Dedicated May 18, 1929.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: red Medina sandstone.

Sculpture: 6 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.

(Plaque on front of base:) American Doughboy/"Over the Top" to Victory/Erected by the/Veterans Ass'n 74th Inf. N.G.N.Y./in honor of the members of/74th Inf. U.S.A./who served in the World War/1912-1918/and in grateful memory/of those who made the supreme sacrifice (Plaque on proper right side of base:) Dedicated to the memory of (43 names in two columns)/by the Veterans Assn./74th Inf. N.Y.N.G. (Plaque on proper left side of base:) Dedicated to the memory of/(43 names in two columns) by the Veterans Assn./74th Inf. N.Y.N.G. signed

A World War I doughboy soldier, dressed in uniform, seen in a charging pose, with rifle in proper left hand at side, and raised proper right hand holding a grenade. A copper box sealed in base of monument contains veterans association minutes, full roster of 74th regiment, coins of the war period, and dedication program. Bronze inscription plaques are mounted on three sides of the base.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Buffalo

Administered by State of New York, Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 330 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, New York 12110

Located Connecticut Street Armory, 184 Connecticut Street, Corner of Connecticut & Niagara Streets, Buffalo, New York

The memorial was erected by the Veterans Association of the 74th Infantry Regiment in honor of 108 comrades who fell in World War I. Of the 1500 men of the 74th infantry who left Buffalo in Sept. 1917, 108 were killed in action, and 400 were wounded. The $4,000 cost of the memorial was funded by contributions from the soldiers and officers of the 74th Veterans Association in 1929.

Buffalo Business, Sept. 1956, pg. 47, erroneously lists the artist as Allen G. Newman and the title as "The Doughboy." IAS files contain related newspaper clippings from Buffalo Evening News, April 23, 1925; May 9, 1929, May 19, 1929, and May 20, 1929; and clippings from the Bufallo Times, May 9, 1929, May 19, 1929; the Courier, May 5, 1929; and Jamestown (New York) Journal, May 21, 1929.

Aronica, Daniel S., 1999.

Coryat, Isabel M., 1998.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1992.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Inventory staff, 2000.

City of Buffalo, Buffalo Art Commission, 2009.

The Buffalo Times, May 19, 1929.

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