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    		• Paulding, John,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Salem
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Doughboy Statue, (sculpture).
    Their Country's Call Answered, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1920. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924. Relocated May 1991. Rededicated May 18, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 28 in. x 74 in.; Base: approx. H. 76 in. x W. 84 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On lower right:) CAST BY AMERICAN ART BRONZE FOUNDRY/J. PAULDING SC. (copyright symbol) 1920 CHICAGO (Incised in base, front:) THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL/ANSWERED/SONS AND DAUGHTER OF/MARION COUNTY/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/IN THE/WORLD WAR/1914-1918/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN"/JOHN 15:13 (Three sides list the names of the 87 men and one woman from Marion County who died in the War) (On plaque on base, front:) DOUGHBOY STATUE REDEDICATION/MAY 18, 1991/BARBARA ROBERTS/GOVERNOR/JON MANGIS/DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS/ORVILLE A. RUMMELL/PAST COMMANDER/VETERAN WORLD WAR I signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Uniformed World War I soldier in act of running, holds a rifle with bayonet in his proper left hand and a grenade in his proper right hand. Uniform items include a hat and backpack. The figure is installed on a square, tapered base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Salem
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    State of Oregon, Department of Veterans Affairs, 700 Summer Street N.E., Salem, Oregon 97310
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Marion County Courthouse, High Street N.E., Salem, Oregon 1924-1991.
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the American War Mothers and the Gold Star Mothers in memory of the eighty-seven men and one woman from Marion County who died in World War I. Originally installed at the Marion County Courthouse, the sculpture was moved to its current site in May 1991 by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
    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 OR000389
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