Photo: Eufaula, Alabama Chamber of Commerce.
EUFAULA, ALABAMA
N 31° 53.583 / W 85° 8.5225
Copyright year unknown, stone or "marble", unsigned.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: None.
Copyright year unknown, stone or "marble", unsigned.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: None.
At the intersection of Broad Street and Orange Avenue.
The plaque reads:
ERECTED BY
THE SERVICE STAR LEGION
PORTER DOUGHTIE CHAPTER
TO THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRAFICE
1917 - WORLD WAR - 1918
(followed by five names)
LEST WE FORGET
ERECTED BY
THE SERVICE STAR LEGION
PORTER DOUGHTIE CHAPTER
TO THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRAFICE
1917 - WORLD WAR - 1918
(followed by five names)
LEST WE FORGET
This is one of five known stone designs similar to Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy" but which lack the full battle gear. They are all thought to have been made by McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia, and at least one was misrepresented as a Viquesney Doughboy in a sales pitch to the town of Clarksville, Tennessee.
The statue is of interest because it was dedicated in 1920, the year before Viquesney finished work and introduced his "Spirit of the American Doughboy". Did Viquesney "borrow" the design, adding on the field gear and tree stumps?
The statue is of interest because it was dedicated in 1920, the year before Viquesney finished work and introduced his "Spirit of the American Doughboy". Did Viquesney "borrow" the design, adding on the field gear and tree stumps?
