Spirit of the American Doughboy - Anniston, AL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A life size figure of a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land. He holds a rifle in his left hand and a grenade in his upraised right hand. He wears a jacket over his uniform and a cartridge belt. There is a small pack on his chest. There is a pack on his back and a canteen on his right hip. The scabbard for his bayonet is on the left side of his pack and is empty. The statue stands on a concrete pedestal with a bronze plaque that reads:

ERECTED
BY THE
ANNISTON POST
AMERICAN LEGION
TO THE
CALHOUN COUNTY
MEN WHO SERVED
IN THE
WORLD WAR

TITLE: Spirit of the American Doughboy ARTIST(S): Viquesney, E. M., 1876-1946, sculptor DATE: Copyrighted 1920. Cast 1923. Copyrighted 1934. MEDIUM: Figure: bronze with patina; Base: concrete. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 47260001 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located in the center median of Quintard Avenue between 12th and 13th Steets, Anniston, AL. Across from: Parker Memorial Baptist Church 1205 Quintard Ave Anniston, AL 36201 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noted but the bayonet that was affected to the front of his rifle is missing.

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