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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Military
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Payette
Sculpture
The Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Doughboy, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. 79 x 40 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) That the memory of the boys who gave their lives and their services in the defense of their country and to perpetuate its ideals shall live as an inspiration to courage and patriotism unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of a Doughboy in full military World War I uniform. His proper right hand is raised, and he holds a bayonet in his proper left hand. Behind him are two small tree stumps and barbed wire.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Bayonet
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Payette
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Payette, 700 Center Avenue, Payette, Idaho 83661
Located North end of Main Street, Payette, Idaho 83661
Remarks:
Gift of L. V. Patch. Moved from its first location, the intersection of Center Avenue, because cars drove into it. IAS files contain related newspaper clipping from Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID) dated March 2, 1981, pg. 7-B, which includes a photograph of the sculpture as it looked in the 1920s.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho 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 ID000088
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ID000088
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