ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA
JOSEPH NICOLOSI'S VIQUESNEY LOOK-ALIKE DOUGHBOY
N 40° 36.456 / W 080° 15.990
This statue by New York sculptor Joseph Nicolosi (1893 - 1961) was obviously inspired by Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy". It was originally placed by the Woodlawn United Presbyterian Church in 1930 at the Aliquippa end of the bridge joining that city with Ambridge and later moved. The Aliquippa Doughboy now stands in a small memorial park off Reed and Main Streets.
The main differences between Nicolosi's Doughboy and Viquesney's are the sharply angled grenade throwing arm and the features of the face. The statue is also made of cast bronze, whereas all of Viquesney's Doughboys were made of either welded sheet bronze, cast zinc, or stone (marble).
Since this statue was installed in 1930 during Viquesney's lifetime, it's not known whether he was aware of it, or if he was in a position to do anything about it, since he had already been sued for copyright infringement himself eight years earlier.
The main differences between Nicolosi's Doughboy and Viquesney's are the sharply angled grenade throwing arm and the features of the face. The statue is also made of cast bronze, whereas all of Viquesney's Doughboys were made of either welded sheet bronze, cast zinc, or stone (marble).
Since this statue was installed in 1930 during Viquesney's lifetime, it's not known whether he was aware of it, or if he was in a position to do anything about it, since he had already been sued for copyright infringement himself eight years earlier.
The marker text reads:
There is no more fitting tribute to the glory of our sons and daughters,
than the memory we cherish of their sacrifice to preserve our America's freedom.
May their courageous deeds be forever remembered.
There is no more fitting tribute to the glory of our sons and daughters,
than the memory we cherish of their sacrifice to preserve our America's freedom.
May their courageous deeds be forever remembered.
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