Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument--Helena - Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
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N 34° 31.752 W 090° 35.168
15S E 721547 N 3823481
"Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument--Helena" stands in the center of the intersection of Perry and Cherry Streets in downtown Helena-West Helena, Arkansas northwest of the Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMYF7C
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The "Spirit of the American Doughboy" monument at Helena in Phillips County faces south at the intersection of Cherry and Perry Streets. Designed by American sculptor Ernest Moore "Dick" Viquesney, it depicts a World War I "Doughboy" soldier dressed in battle gear. He is standing on a plot of battlefield that has barbed wire and two broken fence posts on the proper right and proper left sides. The figure is in mid-stride and is wearing a World War I battle helmet. His proper right arm is raised above his head clutching a grenade in his proper right hand, while his proper left arm is at his side and is carrying a rifle horizontal to the ground. The circular base, made of concrete, stands 9' tall and 12' in diameter. The sculpture, made of sheet copper, is 6"x40"x58".

- National Register Application

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument--Helena

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ernest Moore "Dick" Viquesney

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1927

Materials used: Concrete base sheet copper sculpture

Location: center of the intersection of Perry and Cherry Streets
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