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The World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  The World War I Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Erected 1922. Dedicated June 10, 1923. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5.5 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5.5 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  Spirit of American Doughboy/Copyrighted by/E.M. Viquesney, Sculptor/Americus, Georgia (On plaque on base:) WENTWORTH/ALUMNI/MEMORIAL/TO/THOSE WHO MADE/THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918/(15 names)/ERECTED 1922 unsigned Description:  Standing figure of a young man dressed in the uniform of a World War I infantryman. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade aloft in his proper right hand. At his feet are a tree stump and barbed wire. 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 -- Missouri -- Lexington Sculpture Owner:  Wentworth Military Academy, 1880 Washington Avenue, Lexington, Missouri 64067 Remarks:  Gift of the Alumni Association of the Wentworth Military Academy in memory of Wentworth cadets who died in World War I. IAS files contain photocopies of dedication photograph 1923; postcard ca. 1925; and 1932 Academy catalog. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. 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 MO000128   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000128 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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