World War I Memorial - Lexington, Missouri - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The memorial has a statue entitled "Spirit of the American Doughboy" by E. M. Viquesney. The statue is of a soldier in World War I era uniform holding a rifle in his left hand and right had raised in the air with his hand clinched in a fist. On the front there is a plaque inscribed:

Wentworth
Alumni
Memorial
To
Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
In The World War
1917-1918

Robert Clore '15
John W. Davis '09
Leslie Horn '10
Russell Steinbeck '11
Ben T. Wiley '09
B.R. Bishop
Fritz Chipp '14
O.D. Fair '07
P.N. Gleisner '04
Fred E. Pratt '03
Cleve M. Seeley '15
Grover Stuhr '11
Carlyle Wilson '10
Jamie Woodson '13

Erected 1922

On the back is an additional plaque inscribed:

Wentworth Alumin Memorial

"Spirit of the American Doughboy"

Earnest Moore Viquesney
Sculptor
1876-1946

Originally Dedicated June 10, 1923
Number 13 of 139 fabricated

"This statue, this child of my greatest
and most sincere effort, is dedicated
to you America..."
            E.M. Viquesney

Restored and rededicated
October 2, 2004
The
125th Anniversary of
Wentworth Military Academy
and
Junior College

Alumni omitted on the original plaques
(Reason unknown)
Dr. Fred C. Costen '13
Ralph C. Crawford '00

TITLE: The World War I Memorial ARTIST(S): E. M. Viquesney DATE: Erected 1922. Dedicated June 10, 1923. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000128 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Wentworth Military Academy Washington Avenue & 19th Street Lexington, Missouri DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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