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Sculptor:
Viquesney, E. M. 1876-1946  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: copper alloy; Upper base: marble chunks and mortar; Lower base: fieldstone chunks and mortar with a concrete top
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Swanton Parks Division 219 Chestnut Street Swanton Ohio 43558
Located Swanton Memorial City Park Route 64 Swanton Ohio
Date:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934. Installed 1926
Notes:
Wesley, T. Perry, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1993.
Summary:
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.
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 47260086
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299205