The American's Creed, (sculpture).

The American's Creed, (sculpture).

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

The American's Creed, (sculpture).

Spirit of Americanism, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1936-1937. Installed 1939.

Approx. 34 x 27 x 1 3/4 in.

(At lower left:) E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor (Below relief:) THE AMERICAN'S CREED/I BELIEVE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A/GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE,/WHOSE JUST POWERS ARE DERIVED FROM THE CONSENT OF THE/GOVERNED; A DEMOCRACY IN A REPUBLIC; A SOVEREIGN NATION/OF MANY SOVEREIGN STATES; A PERFECT UNION, ONE AND IN-/SEPARALBE; ESTABLISHED UPON THOSE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM,/EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND HUMANITY FOR WHICH AMERICAN PATRIOTS/SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES AND FORTUNES./I THEREFORE BELIEVE IT IS MY DUTY TO MY COUNTRY/TO LOVE IT, TO SUPPORT ITS CONSTITUTION, TO OBEY ITS LAWS/TO RESPECT ITS FLAG, AND TO DEFEND IT AGAINST ALL ENEMIES./WILLIAM TYLER PAGE (On lower front:) DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WARS OF THE UNITED STATES./ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE WOMEN'S RELIEF CORP OF SPENCER, IN 1929 (sic) signed

A relief plaque bearing the text of "The American's Creed" by William Tyler Page, with an eagle and an allegorical figure grouping. The allegorical figures include a central female figure of Liberty holding a banner aloft in her proper right hand, flanked by figures of uniformed soldiers who appear to be marching. A shining sun can be seen in the upper background.

History -- United States -- Military history

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Literature -- Page -- American's Creed

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Spencer

Administered by Riverside Cemetery Association, 335 Garden Drive, Spencer, Indiana 47460

Located Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Indiana

Erected under the auspices of the Womens Relief Corps of Spencer, Indiana. The plaque is placed within a pavilion constructed around the 1890s. Approximately 200 stars with names of veterans, primarily from the Civil War and World War I, are placed throughout the pavilion. "The American's Creed" was written Walter Tyler Page of Washington, D.C. as part of a national competition. It was adopted by Congress in 1918. IAS files contain a brochure from American Doughboy Studios, Spencer, Indiana, which titles the piece "Spirit of Americanism."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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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