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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Hartford City
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
American Doughboy in Action, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 1921. Copyrighted 1920, 1934.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Balfour Pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 13 ft. x 7 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 11 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) HONOR ROLL/DIED IN SERVICE/(list of names)/LEST WE FORGET/THOSE FROM BLACKFORD COUNTY WHO/ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL IN THE WORLD WAR/APRIL 6TH 1917 TO NOV. 11, 1918/OUR BOYS (On bronze plaque on east side of base: list of names) (On bronze plaque back of base:) WHEN THE SERVICE FLAG HAS FADED,/AND THE HANDS THAT IT CARESSED/HAVE BEEN FOLDED CALM AND PEACEFUL/ON EACH MOTHER'S LOVING BREAST,/THEN, "THE TORCH THEY PASSED UNTO US"/WE WILL BEAR FOREVER ON,/WITH OUR LIVES WE WILL DEFEND IT/ -WE, LIKE THEY, WILL "CARRY ON."/(list of names) (On bronze plaque on west side of base: list of names)
Description:
A figure of a World War I infantryman 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 raised proper right hand.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Weapon -- Grenade
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Hartford City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Blackford County, Veterans' Affairs, 110 West Washington Street, Hartford City, Indiana 47348
Located Blackford County Courthouse Square, Main & North Jefferson Streets, Hartford City, Indiana
Remarks:
The memorial honors those from Blackford County who served in World War I. Funding for the memorial was raised by public subscription and a $1,200 contribution from the ladies of the Service Star Legion. IAS files contain a newspaper article from The Hartford City Newspaper, Sept. 28, 1921, pg. 1-4.
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 47260030
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260030
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