VIQUESNEy DOUGHBOY lookalike at TAMPA, Florida
In Veterans Memorial Park, off Hwy 301, Tampa, Florida
An impressive plaque reads:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
WORLD WAR I VETERANS
1914 - 1918
with six columns of over 150 names.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
WORLD WAR I VETERANS
1914 - 1918
with six columns of over 150 names.
In February, 2022, Kenneth Andrews of the Tour of Honor Facebook group posted what appears to be a modern copy-after or replica of E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy" in Veterans Memorial Park in Tampa, Florida. The Facebook photo above is used with Kenneth's permission. At first I thought a new Viquesney Doughbboy had been discovered, but there are slight differences in the design.
Also thanks to Kevin White, who identified the monument designer as Timothy Lawn, a U. S. Army illustrator, although who actually sculpted the statue or what company cast it is still unknown as of this time.
Although apparently deliberately sculpted to look almost exactly like E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy", no mention nor credit on the Veterans Memorial Park website is given to Viquesney as the original designer or inspiration for the statue. The only information I've learned so far is that Timothy Lawn did not sculpt the statue and that it was "cast overseas".
Also thanks to Kevin White, who identified the monument designer as Timothy Lawn, a U. S. Army illustrator, although who actually sculpted the statue or what company cast it is still unknown as of this time.
Although apparently deliberately sculpted to look almost exactly like E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy", no mention nor credit on the Veterans Memorial Park website is given to Viquesney as the original designer or inspiration for the statue. The only information I've learned so far is that Timothy Lawn did not sculpt the statue and that it was "cast overseas".
Another Tour of Honor rider, Dave Friedrich, provided the excellent follow-up photos below. The statue is obviously based on E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy", but can you spot the slight differences?
Photo: Dave Friedrich, Tour of Honor rider.
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Photo: Dave Friedrich, Tour of Honor rider.
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Photo: Dave Friedrich, Tour of Honor rider.
