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'''Spirit of the American Navy''' was a [[First World War]] monument created by sculptor [[E. M. Viquesney]] in |
'''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 (eight, if you accept the statement below). |
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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. |
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 (photo and independent documentation requested; no photo or other reference to this statue, except as it appears on Wikipedia, can be found on the Internet). |
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==Editions== |
==Editions== |
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* Memorial Park Bridge, [[Palatka, Florida]] 1927 |
* Memorial Park Bridge, [[Palatka, Florida]] 1927 (variant version holding artillery shell instead of waving cap) |
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* Mohave County Courthouse, [[Kingman, Arizona]] 1928 |
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* Memorial Park, [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] 1928 |
* Memorial Park, [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] 1928 |
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* [[Granite, Oklahoma]], 1929 |
* [[Granite, Oklahoma]], 1929 |
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* [[Hobart, Oklahoma]] 1929 |
* [[Hobart, Oklahoma]] 1929 |
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* [[Crowell, Texas]] 1932 |
* [[Crowell, Texas]] 1932 (stone version) |
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Revision as of 03:04, 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 (eight, if you accept the statement below).
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 (photo and independent documentation requested; no photo or other reference to this statue, except as it appears on Wikipedia, can be found on the Internet).
Editions
- Memorial Park Bridge, Palatka, Florida 1927 (variant version holding artillery shell instead of waving cap)
- 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 needed for proof)
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