The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo provided by Phil Bennett of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department.
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
N 41° 04.619 / W 085° 06.554
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Numbers: 47260027, 47260138.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Numbers: 47260027, 47260138.
At Glasgow Avenue entrance to Memorial Park.
The monument consists of a triple arch system with many plaques and engravings in several locations. The major ones read:
ALLEN COUNTY AND FORT WAYNE
THEIR TRIBUTE
TO THE GLORY OF THEIR SONS
and
1917 1918
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE DURING THE WORLD WAR
FROM ALLEN COUNTY AND FORT WAYNE
APRIL 6, 1917 TO NOVEMBER 11, 1918
(followed by a lengthy list of names)
and
ERECTED IN 1928 BY THE CITIZENS OF
ALLEN COUNTY AND FORT WAYNE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF COMMITTEES
(followed by list of names)
THEIR TRIBUTE
TO THE GLORY OF THEIR SONS
and
1917 1918
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE DURING THE WORLD WAR
FROM ALLEN COUNTY AND FORT WAYNE
APRIL 6, 1917 TO NOVEMBER 11, 1918
(followed by a lengthy list of names)
and
ERECTED IN 1928 BY THE CITIZENS OF
ALLEN COUNTY AND FORT WAYNE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF COMMITTEES
(followed by list of names)
This monument with a “Spirit of the American Doughboy” and a “Spirit of the American Navy” was acquired by the people of Fort Wayne and Allen County and dedicated November 12, 1928.
No significant refurbishment has been performed since 1993. Except for the fact that the Doughboy’s hand, rifle and bayonet, and the barbed wire at his feet are missing, and the fact that some cleaning would help, both sculptures are reported to be in good condition.
The memorial cost $40,000 in 1928 and was probably the most costly of all that were erected during Viquesney’s lifetime. It was designed by Captain John K. Shawvan and constructed by the Muldoon Monument Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
A picture of the memorial was included in a Viquesney promotional brochure.
No significant refurbishment has been performed since 1993. Except for the fact that the Doughboy’s hand, rifle and bayonet, and the barbed wire at his feet are missing, and the fact that some cleaning would help, both sculptures are reported to be in good condition.
The memorial cost $40,000 in 1928 and was probably the most costly of all that were erected during Viquesney’s lifetime. It was designed by Captain John K. Shawvan and constructed by the Muldoon Monument Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
A picture of the memorial was included in a Viquesney promotional brochure.
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