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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Viquesney, E. M. 1876-1946  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Alfalfa County Board of County Commissioners 300 South Grand Cherokee Oklahoma 73728
Located Alfalfa County Courthouse Lawn Cherokee Oklahoma
Date:
Copyrighted 1920, 1934
Notes:
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2002.
Summary:
Figure of a World War I infantryman, dressed in uniform 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. The sculpture is installed on a low granite wall.
Topic:
History--United States--World War I  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Object--Weapon--Grenade  Search this
Control number:
IAS 71500556
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_355099