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'''Spirit of the American Navy''' was a [[First World War]] monument created by sculptor [[E. M. Viquesney]] in 1927. It was intended to be a companion piece to his very popular, [[Spirit of the American Doughboy]], but never attained that stature. |
'''Spirit of the American Navy''' was a [[First World War]] monument created by sculptor [[E. M. Viquesney]] in 1927. It was intended to be a companion piece to his very popular, [[Spirit of the American Doughboy]], but never attained that stature, selling only seven copies, in contrast to over 140 for the Doughboy. |
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A full sized Spirit of the American Navy resides inside of The Brass Anchor Ships Store on Hancock Street in Pentwater Michigan. The piece has been located in Pentwater since it was moved from the Chicago area in the late 70's. (Doubtful - It is unlikely that a small storefront business in Michigan somehow acquired a statue displayed as a public monument |
A full sized Spirit of the American Navy resides inside of The Brass Anchor Ships Store on Hancock Street in Pentwater Michigan. The piece has been located in Pentwater since it was moved from the Chicago area in the late 70's. (Doubtful - It is unlikely that a small storefront business in Michigan somehow acquired a statue once displayed as a public monument in Chicago, Illinois, and had it shipped all the way to Michigan. Plus there is no record of any such "Spirit of the American Navy" statue by Viquesney ever standing in the Chicago area. There were, and still are, Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statues in the Chicago area (Soldier Field and Naperville, and there used to be one at Lincoln Park, Chicago, but there has never been a Viquesney "Spirit of the American Navy" in or around Chicago.) |
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==Editions== |
==Editions== |
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* [[Hobart, Oklahoma]] 1929 |
* [[Hobart, Oklahoma]] 1929 |
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* [[Crowell, Texas]] 1932 (Stone version) |
* [[Crowell, Texas]] 1932 (Stone version) |
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* [[Pentwater, Michigan]] c. 1970s (Photo and text source citation needed.) |
* [[Pentwater, Michigan]] c. 1970s (Photo and text source citation needed. All the 7 above can be seen and verified on the Viquesney Doughboy Database website at http://doughboysearcher.weebly.com/.) |
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Revision as of 02:22, 18 November 2012
Spirit of the American Navy was a First World War monument created by sculptor E. M. Viquesney in 1927. It was intended to be a companion piece to his very popular, Spirit of the American Doughboy, but never attained that stature, selling only seven copies, in contrast to over 140 for the Doughboy.
A full sized Spirit of the American Navy resides inside of The Brass Anchor Ships Store on Hancock Street in Pentwater Michigan. The piece has been located in Pentwater since it was moved from the Chicago area in the late 70's. (Doubtful - It is unlikely that a small storefront business in Michigan somehow acquired a statue once displayed as a public monument in Chicago, Illinois, and had it shipped all the way to Michigan. Plus there is no record of any such "Spirit of the American Navy" statue by Viquesney ever standing in the Chicago area. There were, and still are, Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statues in the Chicago area (Soldier Field and Naperville, and there used to be one at Lincoln Park, Chicago, but there has never been a Viquesney "Spirit of the American Navy" in or around Chicago.)
Editions
- Memorial Park Bridge, Palatka, Florida 1927
- Clearwater Memorial Causeway Park, Clearwater, Florida 1927
- Mohave County Courthouse, Kingman, Arizona 1928
- Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1928
- Granite, Oklahoma, 1929
- Hobart, Oklahoma 1929
- Crowell, Texas 1932 (Stone version)
- Pentwater, Michigan c. 1970s (Photo and text source citation needed. All the 7 above can be seen and verified on the Viquesney Doughboy Database website at http://doughboysearcher.weebly.com/.)
References
- ^ http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13530881F14MD.155&menu=search&aspect=Keyword&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=ariall&ri=&source=~!siartinventories&term=&index=.GW&x=7&y=15&aspect=Keyword&term=&index=.AW&term=spirit+of+american+navy&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.FW&term=&index=.OW&term=&index=.NW