Sculptor:

Viquesney, E. M. 1876-1946  Search this

Medium:

Figure: sheet copper with dark brown patina; Base: concrete

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Phillips County County Judge County Courthouse Helena Arkansas 72342

Located Middle of intersection of Cherry & Perry Streets, facing south Helena Arkansas

Date:

Ca. 1920. Dedicated July 10, 1927. Copyrighted 1920, 1934

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994.

Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

"Historic Helena-West Helena Arkansas," Phillips County Historical Society, 1978.

Summary:

Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. Some of the barbed wire is broken. He holds a rifle in his proper left hand and a grenade in his upraised proper right hand. The rifle barrel and bayonet are missing.

Topic:

History--United States--World War I  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Object--Weapon--Grenade  Search this

Control number:

IAS 47260005

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_299124