Spirit of the American Navy
Spirit of the American Navy was a World War I 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, occurring in only seven known locations, with an eighth held in private ownership.
Editions
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Spirit of the American Navy (the United States)
- Memorial Park Bridge, Palatka, Florida 1927 (variant version holding artillery shell instead of waving cap)[1]
- Clearwater Memorial Causeway Park, Clearwater, Florida 1927[1][2]
- Mohave County Courthouse, Kingman, Arizona 1928[3]
- Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1928[1]
- Granite, Oklahoma, 1929[1]
- Hobart, Oklahoma 1929[1]
- Crowell, Texas 1932 (stone version)[1][4]
- Naperville, Illinois; purchased from a private owner in Pentwater, Michigan in 2013, and dedicated in Burlington Square Park on October 13, 2013, the 238th birthday of the United States Navy.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "SIRIS Catalog: The Spirit of the American Navy". Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Burnside, Margaret W (May–June 2007). "Ask Margaret". Tampa Bay Magazine. p. 95.
- ^ "SIRIS Catalog: The Spirit of the American Doughboy". Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Little, Carol M (1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 133. ISBN 0292760361.
- ^ Goldsmith, Earl D. "The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database".
- ^ Mego, Bill (April 7, 2017). "Mego: WWI's 100th anniversary good time to check out Naperville monuments". Naperville Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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- Military monuments and memorials in the United States
- Buildings and structures completed in 1927
- Outdoor sculptures in Florida
- World War I memorials in the United States
- Copper sculptures in the United States
- Outdoor sculptures in Arizona
- Outdoor sculptures in Indiana
- Outdoor sculptures in Oklahoma
- Outdoor sculptures in Texas