Doughboy - Green Castle, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of Statue: Sullivan County
Monument Erected by: Green Castle Cemetery Association
Plaque Text:

IN MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS
OF THE WORLD WAR
Plaque Text: WALTER G. IVIE
Born Dec. 22, 1894
Killed in Action
Argonne Offensive
Sept. 28, 1918
Plaque Text: WM. H. GAUER.
Born May 16, 1891.
Killed in Action,
Argonne Offensive,
Oct. 6, 1918

Proper Description:
"Figure of a World War I soldier, dressed in uniform, holding a gun in both hands, pointing upward and forward. The solider wears a helmet and backpack, and steps forward with his proper right leg, as if walking up an incline. The sculpture is set atop a rough granite base with plaques on three sides." ~ Smithsonian Institute Art Museum

Doughboy Site: E. M. Viquesney

TITLE: Doughboy ARTIST(S): unknown DATE: 1922 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 47260059 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: MO-6, about 1/2 mile East of the city limits of Green Castle, inside - almost center - the Green Castle Cemetery. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: E. M. Viquesney’s web site does not list this as one of his...so comment in Smithsonian "remarks" section may be in error.

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