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Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
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sculptor
Paulding, John 1883-1935
founder
American Bronze Company
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Inventory staff, 2005.
Image on file.
(On bronze base:) CAST BY AMERICAN ART BRONZE FOUNDRY/J. PAULDING SC. CHICAGO (Lower front of granite base, incised:) IN HONOR OF THE/MEN AND WOMEN OF RACINE WHO SERVED/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR/1917--1918 (Lower back of granite base, incised:) THIS MEMORIAL AND BURIAL PLOT/GIVEN BY WILLIAM HORLICK
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary
A uniformed World War I soldier stands at parade rest holding the barrel of his rifle with his proper left hand, the butt of which rests on the ground. The soldier's proper right hand rests on his waist. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a jacket with an open collar, sleeves rolled up above the elbows, and leggings. He has a musette bag hanging from his ammunition belt and a sword or perhaps a bayonet which protrudes from under the bag. The soldier stands on a tall, multitiered, inscribed, shaft-like base with an emblem or seal close to the top. The lower section of the base has two flanking smaller sections with a flower urn on each, and is mounted upon a wider tier. There are three concentric rings of burial plots of soldiers who served in World War I surrounding the monument.
Dedicated May 1926
Control number
IAS WI000130
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Owner/Location
Administered by City of Racine Cemetery Division 800 Center Street, Room 127 Racine Wisconsin 53403
Administered by Racine County Museum 701 South Main Street Racine Wisconsin 53403
Located Graceland Cemetery Osborne Boulevard Racine Wisconsin
Title
Doughboy, (sculpture)
World War I Memorial, (sculpture)
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
History--United States--World War I
Figure male--Full length
Occupation--Military--Soldier
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform
Record ID
siris_ari_328028
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