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 E. M. Viquesney Doughboy - Indiana, Pennsylvania Posted by:  ted28285
N 40° 37.159 W 079° 09.084
17T E 656365 N 4498141
A 'Spirit of the American Doughboy' by E.M. Visquesney located at Veteran's Park, Indiana, PA
Waymark Code: WM153CT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2021
Views: 3
The statue is an original 'Spirit of the American Doughboy' by E.M. Visquesney mounted to the top of a tall marble column. Located in the center of Indiana's Veteran Park. The Sculpture is mounted to a 30' tall stone column. It is the center piece of Memorial Park. This sculpture is a 1920 version of the sheet bronze style. From Link" The plaque inscription on the front of the 30 foot pedestal reads:
INDIANA MEMORIAL
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
DURING THE WORLD WAR 1917 – 1918
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED
FOR LIBERTY, UNION, JUSTICE AND PEACE
(followed by names of those who died in the World War,
Spanish American War, Civil War, and Revolution.)"
TITLE: World War I Memorial, (sculpture),( Other) Doughboy
ARTIST(S): Unkown
DATE: 1923. Installed 1925
MEDIUM: Sheet Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: PA001460
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
The memorial park next to the Silas Clark House facility of the Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County at 200 South Sixth Street, Indiana, PA.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The Smithsonian IAS record appears to be correct, it doesn't identify Viquesney as the sculptor.
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