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This site is getting huge, so it may be difficult to find what you're looking for. What began in 2002 as a reference source for the Viquesney Doughboy lamp has grown to well over 300 pages. And that's not counting our new Viquesney archive, where you'll find collections of old ads, documents and other background information pertaining to the artist.
Are you looking for information on Viquesney himself, or his works?
If you're looking for information on Viquesney's works, are you looking for information on his most famous work, "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", or something else?
If you are looking for information on "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", are you looking for information on the large public statues or the miniature Doughboys?
If you are looking for something more specific, try the list below or the menu bar on the left. Some pages in the menu bar are nested. If auto scrolling doesn't work on your display, use the up/down arrow keys while a sub-menu is selected.
Are you looking for information on Viquesney himself, or his works?
If you're looking for information on Viquesney's works, are you looking for information on his most famous work, "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", or something else?
If you are looking for information on "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", are you looking for information on the large public statues or the miniature Doughboys?
If you are looking for something more specific, try the list below or the menu bar on the left. Some pages in the menu bar are nested. If auto scrolling doesn't work on your display, use the up/down arrow keys while a sub-menu is selected.
"Abe Lincoln, Lawyer" (est. 1938) - A bust of Abraham Lincoln. See also "Lincoln as an Indiana Boy".
Above-ground burial vault (1920) - Viquesney's patented "combination vault and monument".
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - A Viquesney lookalike Doughboy, complete with two tree stumps on the base.
"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") and "We Follow the Flag" - A Patriotic wall plaque.
Anderson, Alan - Author of Viquesney biography and chronology.
Arcadia, Wisconsin - A Viquesney lookalike Doughboy, complete with two tree stumps on the base.
Archive of documents pertaining to Viquesney (old ads, letters, brochures, etc.)
Beaver Club - Viquesney's faux "fraternal organization" in Spencer, Indiana, created as a send-up to the Elks and Moose Lodges, to cheer people up in the rough times of the 1920s and '30s.
Commercial headstones and memorial plaques produced throughout Viquesney's career.
"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.
Colson, Frank - Cast two modern copies of Viquesney's Doughboy.
Copies/derivatives by other sculptors/marketers.
Doughboy Lamp (first produced ca. 1922)
Doughboy statue locations - Listed on Currently Known Locations page.
Doughboy myths - Misconceptions that have sprung up about Viquesney's Doughboy.
Flanders Field Memorial Grave Marker - Copyrighted headstone design, 1930.
Friedley-Voshardt Company - Some Viquesney copper Doughboys are known to have been made by this firm, and it's suspected that all his copper Doughboys were.
Earl D. Goldsmith - Viquesney researcher and provider of most of the statue location data on this site.
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.
"Joan of Arc" [actual title unknown] - Viquesney's plaster version of Henri Chapu's 1872 marble.
Klan-Lite - Viquesney's "Wonder Lamp" tribute to the KKK.
Knute Rockne bust - Not much information on this.
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 page - Answers to many common questions about the miniature Doughboy.
Miniature versions (first produced 1921) (See the Viquesney Archive for complete sales brochure.)
"Mother" - A Madonna and Child figurine, 1929.
Nicolosi, Joseph - Sculptor of a similar-looking Doughboy at Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
Oberg, Eric - Sculptor of at least three look-alike Doughboy statues.
Obituaries - Obituaries for Ernest Moore Viquesney, Cora Bell Barnes Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" Viquesney.
"Over the Top" miniature - 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.
Repair, restoration, conservation: Large statues, miniatures.
"Resting Doughboy" (1936) - The only known one is at Lakemore, Ohio.
Rylander Theatre - (1919 - 1921) Viquesney designed all the interior and exterior marble work.
Rylander, Walter - Owned Viquesney's American Doughboy Company for four years.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument", Wichita, Kansas (1913) - Memorial to the Union forces of the Civil War. Viquesney designed the vault structure.
Soldiers Memorial Pavilion, 1939, Spencer, Indiana.
"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
Cast zinc versions
Stone versions
Other possible (full size) versions
"Spirit of the American Navy" (1926) - 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 the "Spirit of America" 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 Marine - The Yanks Again" - The Marine 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 Theatre (1928) - Located in downtown Spencer, Indiana. Closed in 1999. Reopened in 2013.
"United States Infantry Association Trophy" (1922) - A rare commissioned piece.
Viquesney archive - A collection of old Viquesney ads, brochures, and documents.
Viquesney Building - Viquesney's office and apartment complex in 1925.
Viquesney, Cora [Barnes] - Viquesney's first wife.
Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" [Sadler] - Viquesney's second wife.
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.
"We Follow the Flag" - Yet another name for Viquesney's "Spirit of America" (or "Americanism") plaque.
Wesley, T. Perry - Viquesney's original researcher.
"Women of the Confederacy" - Viquesney's tribute to women of the South during the Civil War.
"Zero Hour" miniature (1930) - A Doughboy shown going "over the top". Statuette and lamp versions.
Above-ground burial vault (1920) - Viquesney's patented "combination vault and monument".
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - A Viquesney lookalike Doughboy, complete with two tree stumps on the base.
"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") and "We Follow the Flag" - A Patriotic wall plaque.
Anderson, Alan - Author of Viquesney biography and chronology.
Arcadia, Wisconsin - A Viquesney lookalike Doughboy, complete with two tree stumps on the base.
Archive of documents pertaining to Viquesney (old ads, letters, brochures, etc.)
Beaver Club - Viquesney's faux "fraternal organization" in Spencer, Indiana, created as a send-up to the Elks and Moose Lodges, to cheer people up in the rough times of the 1920s and '30s.
Commercial headstones and memorial plaques produced throughout Viquesney's career.
"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.
Colson, Frank - Cast two modern copies of Viquesney's Doughboy.
Copies/derivatives by other sculptors/marketers.
Doughboy Lamp (first produced ca. 1922)
Doughboy statue locations - Listed on Currently Known Locations page.
Doughboy myths - Misconceptions that have sprung up about Viquesney's Doughboy.
Flanders Field Memorial Grave Marker - Copyrighted headstone design, 1930.
Friedley-Voshardt Company - Some Viquesney copper Doughboys are known to have been made by this firm, and it's suspected that all his copper Doughboys were.
Earl D. Goldsmith - Viquesney researcher and provider of most of the statue location data on this site.
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.
"Joan of Arc" [actual title unknown] - Viquesney's plaster version of Henri Chapu's 1872 marble.
Klan-Lite - Viquesney's "Wonder Lamp" tribute to the KKK.
Knute Rockne bust - Not much information on this.
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 page - Answers to many common questions about the miniature Doughboy.
Miniature versions (first produced 1921) (See the Viquesney Archive for complete sales brochure.)
"Mother" - A Madonna and Child figurine, 1929.
Nicolosi, Joseph - Sculptor of a similar-looking Doughboy at Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
Oberg, Eric - Sculptor of at least three look-alike Doughboy statues.
Obituaries - Obituaries for Ernest Moore Viquesney, Cora Bell Barnes Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" Viquesney.
"Over the Top" miniature - 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.
Repair, restoration, conservation: Large statues, miniatures.
"Resting Doughboy" (1936) - The only known one is at Lakemore, Ohio.
Rylander Theatre - (1919 - 1921) Viquesney designed all the interior and exterior marble work.
Rylander, Walter - Owned Viquesney's American Doughboy Company for four years.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument", Wichita, Kansas (1913) - Memorial to the Union forces of the Civil War. Viquesney designed the vault structure.
Soldiers Memorial Pavilion, 1939, Spencer, Indiana.
"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
Cast zinc versions
Stone versions
Other possible (full size) versions
"Spirit of the American Navy" (1926) - 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 the "Spirit of America" 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 Marine - The Yanks Again" - The Marine 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 Theatre (1928) - Located in downtown Spencer, Indiana. Closed in 1999. Reopened in 2013.
"United States Infantry Association Trophy" (1922) - A rare commissioned piece.
Viquesney archive - A collection of old Viquesney ads, brochures, and documents.
Viquesney Building - Viquesney's office and apartment complex in 1925.
Viquesney, Cora [Barnes] - Viquesney's first wife.
Viquesney, Elizabeth "Betty" [Sadler] - Viquesney's second wife.
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.
"We Follow the Flag" - Yet another name for Viquesney's "Spirit of America" (or "Americanism") plaque.
Wesley, T. Perry - Viquesney's original researcher.
"Women of the Confederacy" - Viquesney's tribute to women of the South during the Civil War.
"Zero Hour" miniature (1930) - A Doughboy shown going "over the top". Statuette and lamp versions.
