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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Egypt
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1923.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On bronze base of sculpture, beneath figures proper right foot:) SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M. VIQUESNEY, SCULPTOR/AMERICUS, GEORGIA (On back of granite base:) ERECTED IN 1923/IN HONOR OF/OUR BOYS/WHO SERVED IN/THE WORLD WAR (On bronze plaque on front of base:) 1917 HONOR ROLL 1918/FOR GOUD AND COUNTRY/IN HONOR HONOR OF THE MEMBERS OF THE/EGYPT CONGREGATIONS/AND/COMMUNITY/WHO SERVED IN THE/WORLD WAR/(list of names)"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." signed
Description:
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. The sculpture stands atop a square base adorned on the front with a bronze honor roll plaque that features an eagle at the top.
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 -- Pennsylvania -- Egypt
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Troxell-Steckel House, 4229 Reliance Road, Egypt, Pennsylvania
Located Park & South Church Streets, Egypt, Pennsylvania
References:
Rubertelli, Thomas, 1991.
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 9C530004
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Inventory of American Sculpture
9C530004
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