The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
  • Welcome / Contact
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  • "The Spirit of the American Doughboy"
  • "E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor"
  • The Doughboy War: Viquesney vs. John Paulding
  • "Our Mr. Wesley"
  • Currently Known Viquesney Doughboy Locations
    • Alabama>
      • Anniston, Alabama
      • Bessemer, Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama
    • Arizona>
      • Kingman, Arizona
    • Arkansas>
      • Fort Smith, Arkansas
      • Helena, Arkansas
    • Colorado>
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • Connecticut>
      • Bethel, Connecticut
      • North Canaan, Connecticut
    • Florida>
      • Clearwater, Florida
      • Palatka, Florida
      • Sarasota, Florida (1998 Copy)
    • Georgia>
      • Americus, Georgia
      • Griffin, Georgia
      • Madison, Georgia
      • Nashville, Georgia
      • Trion (Summerville), Georgia
      • Waycross, Georgia
    • Idaho>
      • Payette, Idaho
    • Illinois>
      • Alton, Illinois
      • Chicago (Lincoln Park), Illinois
      • Chicago (Soldier Field), Illinois
      • Columbia, Illinois
      • Herrin, Illinois
      • Naperville, Illinois
    • Indiana>
      • Attica, Indiana
      • Evansville, Indiana
      • Fort Wayne, Indiana
      • Greencastle, Indiana
      • Hartford City, Indiana
      • Hobart, Indiana
      • Muncie, Indiana
      • New Castle, Indiana
      • Peru, Indiana
      • Spencer, Indiana
      • Winchester, Indiana
    • Iowa>
      • Mason City, Iowa
      • Mechanicsville, Iowa
    • Kansas>
      • Axtell, Kansas
      • Oakley, Kansas
      • Parsons, Kansas
    • Kentucky>
      • Grayson, Kentucky
      • Harlan, Kentucky
      • Jamestown, Kentucky
      • Liberty, Kentucky
      • Monticello, Kentucky
      • Morehead, Kentucky
      • Pikeville, Kentucky
      • Winchester, Kentucky
    • Maine>
      • Lincoln, Maine
    • Maryland>
      • Crisfield, Maryland
      • Emmitsburg, Maryland
    • Massachusetts>
      • Winchendon, Massachusetts
    • Michigan>
      • Berkley, Michigan
      • St. Joseph, Michigan
    • Minnesota>
      • New Ulm, Minnesota
    • Mississippi>
      • Meridian, Mississippi
    • Missouri>
      • Bolivar, Missouri
      • Lexington, Missouri
      • Sedalia, Missouri
    • Montana>
      • Columbia Falls, Montana
      • Fort Benton, Montana
    • Nebraska>
      • Omaha, Nebraska
    • New Jersey>
      • Belmar, New Jersey
      • Dover, New Jersey
      • Fair Haven, New Jersey
      • Frenchtown, New Jersey
      • Matawan, New Jersey
      • Perth Amboy, New Jersey
      • Roselle Park, New Jersey
      • Secaucus, New Jersey
    • New York>
      • Castile, New York
      • Harrison, New York
      • Vestal, New York
    • North Carolina>
      • Charlotte, North Carolina
      • Nashsville, North Carolina
    • Ohio>
      • Akron, Ohio
      • Blue Ash (Cincinnati), Ohio
      • Crooksville, Ohio
      • Fostoria, Ohio
      • Gallipolis, Ohio
      • Marion, Ohio
      • Newark, Ohio
      • New Philadelphia, Ohio
      • St. Bernard (Cincinnati), Ohio
      • Swanton, Ohio
      • Warren, Ohio
      • Woodville, Ohio
      • Zanesville, Ohio
    • Oklahoma>
      • Cherokee, Oklahoma
      • Granite, Oklahoma
      • Henryetta, Oklahoma
      • Hobart, Oklahoma
      • Muskogee, Oklahoma
    • Pennsylvania>
      • Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
      • Egypt, Pennsylvania
      • Forest City, Pennsylvania
      • Indiana, Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster, Pennsylvania
      • Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
      • Oil City, Pennsylvania
      • Scottdale, Pennsylvania
      • Scranton, Pennsylvania
      • Tatamy, Pennsylvania
      • Verona, Pennsylvania
    • South Carolina>
      • Anderson, South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina (2002 Copy)
      • Greenville, South Carolina
      • Greenville, South Carolina (2004 Replacement)
      • Olympia (Columbia), South Carolina
    • South Dakota>
      • Bullhead, South Dakota
    • Tennessee>
      • Johnson City, Tennessee
    • Texas>
      • Canyon, Texas
      • Crowell, Texas
      • Fort Worth, Texas
      • Groesbeck, Texas
      • Lufkin, Texas
      • New Braunfels, Texas
      • Sinton, Texas
      • Vernon, Texas
      • Wichita Falls, Texas
    • Utah>
      • Beaver, Utah
      • Mount Pleasant, Utah
      • Price, Utah
      • Vernal, Utah
    • Vermont>
      • Enosburg Falls, Vermont
      • St. Albans, Vermont
    • Virginia>
      • Petersburg, Virginia
    • Washington>
      • Aberdeen, Washington
    • West Virginia>
      • Logan, West Virginia
      • Madison, West Virginia
      • Philippi, West Virginia
      • Wheeling, West Virginia
    • Wisconsin>
      • Appleton, Wisconsin
      • Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
      • Janesville, Wisconsin
      • Markesan, Wisconsin
      • Peshtigo, Wisconsin
      • West Bend, Wisconsin
    • Wyoming>
      • Rock Springs, Wyoming
  • The Cast Zinc Doughboys
  • The Stone Doughboys
  • Possible Viquesney Doughboys
    • Eufaula, Alabama
    • Headland, Alabama
    • Troy, North Carolina
    • Clarksville, Tennessee
    • Texarkana, Texas
  • Joseph Nicolosi's Doughboy
  • Misidentifications and Bogus Locations
  • Viquesney Doughboy Dedication Dates
  • Repair, Restoration, and Conservation
  • Viquesney Doughboy Myths
  • The Miniature Doughboys
  • Miniature Doughboy FAQs
  • Grandma Quater's "American Doughboy Art Lamp"
  • Other Works by E. M. Viquesney
    • 1913: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas
    • 1920: New-Type Burial Vault
    • 1922: The United States Infantry Association Trophy
    • 1923: The "Imp-O-Luck"
    • 1924: Viquesney's Version of "Over the Top"
    • 1925: The Viquesney Building
    • 1927: "The Spirit of the American Navy"
    • 1927: "The Spirit of the Skies"
    • 1928: The Tivoli Theatre
    • 1930: "Zero Hour"
    • 1934: "The Unveiling"
    • 1936: "Resting Doughboy"
    • 1936: "The Spirit of America" / "The Spirit of the Flag"
    • 1938 - '39: "Lincoln as an Indiana Boy"
    • Copies, Derivatives, and Rip-offs
    • 1939: The Viquesney Pavilion
    • 1940: "Creation"
    • 1942: "Remember Pearl Harbor"
    • 1942: "The Yanks Again" Series
    • 1943: "The Spirit of the Fighting Yank">
      • "Spirit of the Fighting Yank", Chicago, Illinois
      • "Spirit of the Fighting Yank", Bloomington, Indiana
      • "Spirit of the Fighting Yank", Port Huron, Michigan
      • "Spirit of the Fighting Yank", Belmont, North Carolina
      • "Spirit of the Fighting Yank", Oil City, Pennsylvania
    • 1946: "Comrades", Viquesney's Last Piece
  • "And So the Scene Closes"
  • Epilogue
  • Viquesney Document Archive
  • Viquesney Family on Find A Grave Website
  • Other Viquesney Doughboy Search Sites
  • Credits / Acknowledgements

Picture
Photo: Les Kopel, Oxnard, California.

COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA

N 48° 21.477 / W 114° 12.639

Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.

Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260061.

In front of Montana Veterans Home, 400 Veteran Drive.

The inscription on the plaque (also done by Viquesney) reads:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR COMRADES WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
FROM FLATHEAD COUNTY
AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE WORLD WAR
---
PRESENTED BY FLATHEAD POST NO. 7 AMERICAN LEGION
NOV. 11, 1928

 

Picture
The Doughboy originally at Kalispell.
This Doughboy originally stood in Kalispell, Montana, in the Main Street median in front of the Courthouse. It was moved to Columbia Falls and rededicated there in 1972. The Flathead American Legion Post mentioned on the inscription was in Kalispell.

The plaque was illustrated in one of Viquesney’s promotional brochures.

The small cannons at the base and a flagpole were added when it was moved.

The rifle sling is missing and the rifle barrel is bent downward. There is a lot of discoloration, and the sculpture would benefit from cleaning and other restoration work.

The Montana Veterans Home is on the National Register of Historic Places, and thus this Doughboy, which stands on the grounds of the Home, can also be considered to be on the Register by default.


Links:
dphhs.mt.gov

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