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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Artist:  Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor. Title:  The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 1/2 ft. x 1 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On lower proper right side of bronze base:) SPIRIT OF THE/AMERICAN DOUGHBOY/COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M. VIQUESNEY/(illegible text), Georgia (Plaque on front of base:) ERECTED BY/PAT CARRICAN POST/NUMBER 120/AMERICAN LEGION/DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS/IN MEMORY OF/WORLD WAR I/VETERANS/1917-1919 (A list of names and erection date appear on back of base) signed Description:  Figure of a World War I infantryman, in uniform, advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his upraised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand. 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 -- Texas -- Wichita Falls Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Wichita County, 900 West 7th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 Located Memorial Auditorium, 1300 7th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas Remarks:  Sponsored by Pat Carrigan Post 120, American Legion. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Wesley, T. Perry, 1991. 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 47260114   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 47260114 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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