The Spirit of the American Doughboy - Johnson City, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 19.245 W 082° 20.490
17S E 379581 N 4020360
This statue is also dedicated to Washington County veterans who served in the WWII, Korean, and Vietnam wars.
Waymark Code: WM7G7D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Views: 5
This cross-listing is for the famous Doughboy statues depicting WW1 trench warfare. The fate of the stadium is currently being debated so the park area may change in future. Park at post office to walk over to the sculpture.
Description: Figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a grenade in his upraised proper right hand and a rifle in his proper left hand.
TITLE: The Spirit of the American Doughboy
ARTIST(S): Viquesney, E. M
DATE: Copyrighted 1920, 1934
MEDIUM: Metal.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 47260105
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Memorial Park
Johnson City, TN
located in front of Steve Spurrier stadium
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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