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Paulding, John,
American Bronze Company,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Northampton
Sculpture
American
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor.
American
Bronze
Company
,
founder
.
Title:
American
Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1921.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture:
bronze
; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 72 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.; Base: approx. H.90 in. x W. 74 in.
Inscription:
(On
bronze
plaque attached to front of base:) 1917 IN HONOR OF 1919/THE CITIZENS OF THIS VICINITY WHO/SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT/WORLD WAR/(list of names)/THEY MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
A standing figure of a World War I doughboy with his proper right hand on his hip and his proper left hand holding his rifle in front of him. The sculpture rests atop a square base adorned on the front with a
bronze
honor roll plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Northampton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Northampton, Managers Office, 1516 Main, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Located Rothline Court & Dewey Avenue, Northampton, Pennsylvania 18067
Remarks:
The sculpture was erected in honor of Northampton, Pennsylvania men who died during World War I.
References:
Rubertelli, Thomas, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 9C530005
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
9C530005
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