Photos: "Bethalene" at findagrave.com
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1930: the flanders cross memorial and grave marker
In 1930, Viquesney copyrighted a headstone design he called the Flanders Field grave marker, which featured an image of "The Spirit of the American Doughboy".
In 1931, the artist teamed up with a man named Truman Dunn to market his new creation, now renamed the Flanders Cross Memorial and grave marker, throughout the South. The story was reported in the Spencer Evening World, but there were no photos of the memorial in the article. I turned up the photos above on findagrave.com. Viquesney was optimistic about sales, despite the Great Depression.
The photo at left shows a smaller version of the cross centerpiece. It may be that this item was sold separately for use as a plaque mounting, as depicted here.
In 1931, the artist teamed up with a man named Truman Dunn to market his new creation, now renamed the Flanders Cross Memorial and grave marker, throughout the South. The story was reported in the Spencer Evening World, but there were no photos of the memorial in the article. I turned up the photos above on findagrave.com. Viquesney was optimistic about sales, despite the Great Depression.
The photo at left shows a smaller version of the cross centerpiece. It may be that this item was sold separately for use as a plaque mounting, as depicted here.
Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright entries for 1930.
