The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.

The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Replacement base: 1987.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite.

Sculpture: approx. 83 x 33 1/2 x 57 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 52 in. x 52 in.

(Plaque on front of base:) 1917 1919/Dedicated to the memory of those/from Clark County/who gave their lives in defense of/humanity in the World War./"As they served America in time of peace,/so living that Justice, Freedom and Democracy/may endure forever" (list of 26 names follows) (Plaque on back of base:) June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953/Dedicated to the memory of/those who gave their lives/in the defense of humanity/in the Korean War/(list of 17 names)/Nor shall your story be forgot./while fame her record keeps,/or honor points the hallowed spot/where valor proudly sleeps./--Theodore O'Hara

(Plaque on side of base:) Dedicated to the memory of/those who gave their lives in/the defense of humanity in/the Vietnam War. 1961-1973 (list of 7 names (Plaque on other side of base:) December 7, 1941-September 4, 1945/Dedicated to the Memory of/those who gave their lives/in the Defense of Humanity/World War II (list of 70 names)/On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground/their silent tents are spread,/and glory guards with solemn round,/the Bivouac of the Dead/--Theodore O'Hara unsigned

Figure of a World War I infantryman in uniform with field pack, 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 upraised proper right hand. Figure is mounted on a rusticated stone base on which rectangular metal plaques are attached.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

History -- United States -- Korean War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Literature -- O'Hara

Object -- Weapon -- Grenade

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Winchester

Administered by Winchester Court House, 34 South Main Street, Winchester, Kentucky 40391

Located Winchester Court House, Cleveland Avenue, Lawn, Winchester, Kentucky

Winchester Courthouse is also known as the Clark County Courthouse. IAS files contain related newsclippings from the Winchester Sun dated May 22, 1986, pg. 2; August, 28, 1986, pg. 1; March 12, 1987, pg. 1; Sept. 16, 1987. For additional reading, see: Ohio Valley Military Society Newsletter, Nov. 1993, pg. 14. Sculpture was cleaned in August 1987 by Washington University Technology Associates (St. Louis, MO). A new base was erected at that time.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.

Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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