The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
- Welcome / Contact
- Introduction
- Site Map
- "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
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- Viquesney Doughboy Knock-Offs
- Misidentifications and Bogus Locations
- The Cast Zinc Doughboys
- The Stone Doughboys
- 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 Theater
- 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"
- 1939: The Viquesney Pavilion
- 1940: "Creation"
- 1942: "Remember Pearl Harbor"
- 1942: "The Yanks Again" Series
- 1943: "The Spirit of the Fighting Yank">
- 1946: "Comrades", Viquesney's Last Piece
- 1913: Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas
- "And So the Scene Closes"
- Epilogue
- Viquesney Document Archive
- Viquesney Family on Find A Grave Website
- Other Viquesney Doughboy Search Sites
- Credits / Acknowledgements
SITE MAP / NOTES
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Above-ground burial vault (1920) - Viquesney's patented "combination vault and monument".
"American Doughboy Art Lamp" (circa 1922) - A lampbase figurine of the famous Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statue.
"American's Creed" plaque (1937) - a.k.a. "The Spirit of America" (or "Americanism") - A Patriotic wall plaque.
Anderson, Alan - Author of Viquesney biography and chronology.
Archive of documents pertaining to Viquesney (old ads, letters, brochures, etc.)
Beaver Club - Viquesney's faux Elks/Moose Lodge send-up "fraternal organization" in Spencer, Indiana.
"Comrades" (1946) - Viquesney's last piece; depicts a WWI Doughboy shaking hands with a WWII G.I.
Conservation, repairs, restoration - A list of those who have done restoration work on "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Contact information - Our e-mail addresses appear at the bottom of our home page.
Credits, acknowledgements - Those behind the scenes who made this site possible.
Dedication dates - A table of dedication/installation dates of "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Doughboy locations - Listed on Currently Known Locations page.
See also where they aren't, as well as possible knock-offs.
Doughboy myths -- Misconceptions that have sprung up about Viquesney's Doughboy.
Goldsmith, Earl D. - Viquesney researcher and author of much of the material on this site.
See also Spencer, Indiana, Page 3.
Hollis, Frederic L. - Ran Viquesney's statuary business after his death until the late 1950s.
"Imp-O-Luck" (1923) - Viquesney's best selling item, a good-luck charm in many forms.
Kopel, Les - Viquesney researcher and Webmaster of this site. See also Kingman, Arizona.
Lindbergh, Charles - Bust by Viquesney, 1927.
"Lincoln as an Indiana Boy" (1938, 1939) - Statuette of Abraham Lincoln, in several sizes and versions.
Miniature Doughboy FAQs - Miniature Doughboy FAQs page.
Other sites searching for Viquesney's Doughboy:
Historical Marker Database
Waymarking.com
"Over the Top" (circa 1924) - Not the same as sculptor John Paulding's Doughboy of the same name.
Ogle, Harlan - Doughboy researcher; found the poem "He Lives", re: the miniature Doughboy.
Paulding, John - Sculptor of another WWI Doughboy memorial; probably Viquesney's main competitor.
Poetry - Poems re: "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", see
"He Lives" - Author unknown (suspected to be Viquesney). A poem referencing the miniature Doughboy.
"The Doughboy Statue on the Square in Madison, Georgia" - Phillip Lee Williams.
"Remember Pearl Harbor" (1942) - A WWII G.I. in the same pose as the WWI Doughboy.
"Resting Doughboy" (1936) - The only known one is at Lakemore, Ohio.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument", Wichita, Kansas (1913) - Memorial to the Union forces of the Civil War. Viquesney designed the vault structure.
"Spirit of America" (or "Americanism", 1937) - AKA "The American's Creed plaque.
"Spirit of the American Doughboy" (1920) - General information on all versions, primarily the original pressed copper version. See also
Stone versions (1922)
Cast zinc versions (1934)
Miniature versions (first produced 1921) (See the Viquesney Archive for complete sales brochure.)
The Doughboy Lamp (first produced ca. 1922)
"Spirit of the American Navy" (1927) - Viquesney's companion piece to his Doughboy memorial.
"Spirit of the Fighting Yank" (1943) - Viquesney's tribute to the G.I. of WWII.
"Spirit of the Flag" (circa 1937) - A memorial to soldiers of all wars. Separately available centerpiece of "Spirit of Americanism" plaque.
"Spirit of the Skies" (1927) - A bust of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
"The Unveiling" (1934) - Viquesney's design for a memorial headstone. It stands at his gravesite.
"The Yanks Again" (1942) - Viquesney's tributes to the servicemen of WWII. See
"Eagle's Watch - The Yanks Again" - Grouping of American eagle and servicemen of WWII.
"The Yanks Again in the Air" - An airman of WWII.
"The Yanks Again on the Land" - An Army Infantryman of WWII.
"The Yanks Again on the Sea" - A Navy sailor of WWII.
Tivoli Theater (1928) - Located in downtown Spencer, Indiana. Closed in 1999.
See also Spencer, Indiana, Page 2. More photos at the Viquesney Archive.
"United States Infantry Association Trophy" (1922) - A rare commissioned piece.
Viquesney archive - A collection of old Viquesney ads, brochures, and documents.
Viquesney, Cora [Barnes] - Viquesney's first wife, photo.
Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" [Sadler] - Viquesney's second wife, photos.
Viquesney, Ernest Moore - The sculptor who created "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
See also independent Viquesney biography and newspaper chronology by Alan Anderson, Archivist, Sumter Historic Trust, Inc.
Viquesney Building - Viquesney's office and apartment complex in 1925, see also Spencer, Indiana, Page 2, and our Viquesney Archive.
Viquesney pavilion, Spencer, Indiana.
Wesley, T. Perry - Viquesney's original researcher.
"Zero Hour" (1930) - A Doughboy shown going "over the top".
"American Doughboy Art Lamp" (circa 1922) - A lampbase figurine of the famous Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statue.
"American's Creed" plaque (1937) - a.k.a. "The Spirit of America" (or "Americanism") - A Patriotic wall plaque.
Anderson, Alan - Author of Viquesney biography and chronology.
Archive of documents pertaining to Viquesney (old ads, letters, brochures, etc.)
Beaver Club - Viquesney's faux Elks/Moose Lodge send-up "fraternal organization" in Spencer, Indiana.
"Comrades" (1946) - Viquesney's last piece; depicts a WWI Doughboy shaking hands with a WWII G.I.
Conservation, repairs, restoration - A list of those who have done restoration work on "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Contact information - Our e-mail addresses appear at the bottom of our home page.
Credits, acknowledgements - Those behind the scenes who made this site possible.
Dedication dates - A table of dedication/installation dates of "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
Doughboy locations - Listed on Currently Known Locations page.
See also where they aren't, as well as possible knock-offs.
Doughboy myths -- Misconceptions that have sprung up about Viquesney's Doughboy.
Goldsmith, Earl D. - Viquesney researcher and author of much of the material on this site.
See also Spencer, Indiana, Page 3.
Hollis, Frederic L. - Ran Viquesney's statuary business after his death until the late 1950s.
"Imp-O-Luck" (1923) - Viquesney's best selling item, a good-luck charm in many forms.
Kopel, Les - Viquesney researcher and Webmaster of this site. See also Kingman, Arizona.
Lindbergh, Charles - Bust by Viquesney, 1927.
"Lincoln as an Indiana Boy" (1938, 1939) - Statuette of Abraham Lincoln, in several sizes and versions.
Miniature Doughboy FAQs - Miniature Doughboy FAQs page.
Other sites searching for Viquesney's Doughboy:
Historical Marker Database
Waymarking.com
"Over the Top" (circa 1924) - Not the same as sculptor John Paulding's Doughboy of the same name.
Ogle, Harlan - Doughboy researcher; found the poem "He Lives", re: the miniature Doughboy.
Paulding, John - Sculptor of another WWI Doughboy memorial; probably Viquesney's main competitor.
Poetry - Poems re: "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", see
"He Lives" - Author unknown (suspected to be Viquesney). A poem referencing the miniature Doughboy.
"The Doughboy Statue on the Square in Madison, Georgia" - Phillip Lee Williams.
"Remember Pearl Harbor" (1942) - A WWII G.I. in the same pose as the WWI Doughboy.
"Resting Doughboy" (1936) - The only known one is at Lakemore, Ohio.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument", Wichita, Kansas (1913) - Memorial to the Union forces of the Civil War. Viquesney designed the vault structure.
"Spirit of America" (or "Americanism", 1937) - AKA "The American's Creed plaque.
"Spirit of the American Doughboy" (1920) - General information on all versions, primarily the original pressed copper version. See also
Stone versions (1922)
Cast zinc versions (1934)
Miniature versions (first produced 1921) (See the Viquesney Archive for complete sales brochure.)
The Doughboy Lamp (first produced ca. 1922)
"Spirit of the American Navy" (1927) - Viquesney's companion piece to his Doughboy memorial.
"Spirit of the Fighting Yank" (1943) - Viquesney's tribute to the G.I. of WWII.
"Spirit of the Flag" (circa 1937) - A memorial to soldiers of all wars. Separately available centerpiece of "Spirit of Americanism" plaque.
"Spirit of the Skies" (1927) - A bust of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
"The Unveiling" (1934) - Viquesney's design for a memorial headstone. It stands at his gravesite.
"The Yanks Again" (1942) - Viquesney's tributes to the servicemen of WWII. See
"Eagle's Watch - The Yanks Again" - Grouping of American eagle and servicemen of WWII.
"The Yanks Again in the Air" - An airman of WWII.
"The Yanks Again on the Land" - An Army Infantryman of WWII.
"The Yanks Again on the Sea" - A Navy sailor of WWII.
Tivoli Theater (1928) - Located in downtown Spencer, Indiana. Closed in 1999.
See also Spencer, Indiana, Page 2. More photos at the Viquesney Archive.
"United States Infantry Association Trophy" (1922) - A rare commissioned piece.
Viquesney archive - A collection of old Viquesney ads, brochures, and documents.
Viquesney, Cora [Barnes] - Viquesney's first wife, photo.
Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" [Sadler] - Viquesney's second wife, photos.
Viquesney, Ernest Moore - The sculptor who created "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
See also independent Viquesney biography and newspaper chronology by Alan Anderson, Archivist, Sumter Historic Trust, Inc.
Viquesney Building - Viquesney's office and apartment complex in 1925, see also Spencer, Indiana, Page 2, and our Viquesney Archive.
Viquesney pavilion, Spencer, Indiana.
Wesley, T. Perry - Viquesney's original researcher.
"Zero Hour" (1930) - A Doughboy shown going "over the top".
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