John Paulding (sculptor)

John Paulding
Born	5 April 1883 (1883-04-05) Darke County, Ohio
Died	1935 (1936)
Nationality	American
Education	The Art Institute of Chicago
Known for	Sculptor

Over the Top, Bolton Landing, New York^{[1] [2]}

John Paulding (April 5, 1883 – 1935) was an American sculptor best remembered for his World War I memorials. Paulding was born in Darke County, Ohio. He studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and was to remain in Chicago until his death at an early age in 1935.^[3]

At least two of his World War I memorials became very popular and casts of them can be found in many places throughout the United States.

Controversy with E. M. Viquesney

Paulding and sculptor E. M. Viquesney both produced a very similar World War I monument within a few months of each other, resulting in various copyright violation lawsuits. To this day it takes a fairly discerning eye to differentiate between the two statues.

Works

• Major-General James B. McPherson (The Reconnoissance), Memorial Park, McPherson County Courthouse, McPherson, Kansas, 1917.
• American Doughboy, 1920.

• Second-Lieutenant Francis Lowry Memorial, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, 1921. The fallen aviator after whom Lowry Air Force Base was named.
• Over the Top, 1921.

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  Major-General McPherson (1917), McPherson County Courthouse, McPherson, Kansas.

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  Lowry Memorial (1921), Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.

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  Over the Top (1921), Llano, Texas.

See also

• Astoria Victory Monument, Astoria, Oregon

References