1922: THE STONE DOUGHBOYS
Although Viquesney's two metal Doughboy versions, copyrighted in 1920 and 1934, were his best-selling, a third version, copyrighted in 1922, was described in the sculptor's ads and brochures as being made of "beautiful, pure Italian marble" but was actually composed of local Alabama or Georgia "marble", a form of incompletely metamorphosed limestone.
There are three known genuine Viquesney stone Doughboys: Madison, Georgia; Parsons, Kansas; and Madison, West Virginia. At least one, Madison, Georgia, is known to have been produced by McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia, and it's thought that the other two were as well.
There are three known genuine Viquesney stone Doughboys: Madison, Georgia; Parsons, Kansas; and Madison, West Virginia. At least one, Madison, Georgia, is known to have been produced by McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia, and it's thought that the other two were as well.