Sculpture: Pittsfield Italian marble; Base: Pittsfield Italian marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Cape Girardeau County 100 Court Street Jackson Missouri 63755
Located Cape Girardeau County Courthouse 100 Court Street Southeast corner of lawn Jackson Missouri 63755
Date:
Commissioned 1920. ca. 1921
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994.
Summary:
A uniformed World War I soldier stands at parade rest, his hands at waist level resting on the barrel of a Model 1903 Springfield rifle, proper left hand over proper right hand. The butt of the rifle is by the soldier's proper right foot. The soldier wears boots, leggings, trousers, jacket with ammunition belt, and campaign hat. A tree stump is behind his proper left leg.