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Viquesney, E. M.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster
Sculpture
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
COPYRIGHTED BY/E.M. VIQUESNEY SCULPTOR/AMERICUS, GEORGIA(On front base plaque:) DEDICATED TO/THE MEN AND WOMEN/OF THE SEVENTH WARD/LANCASTER, PA./WHO BY THEIR PATRIOTISM/COURAGE AND DEVOTION/HELPED WIN/THE WORLD WAR/1914-1918/FOR HUMANITY, LIBERTY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS/ERECTED BY THE/CITIZENS OF THE SEVENTH WARD signed
Description:
Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left 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 -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster
Sculpture
Owner:
Located National Guard Armory, 438 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Formerly located at Hand Junior High School, South Ann Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
References:
Wesley, T. Perry, 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 47260095
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Inventory of American Sculpture
47260095
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