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
- 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, with a plan to install the piece in Burlington Square Park when sufficient funds have been raised.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "SIRIS Catalog: The Spirit of the American Navy". Smithsonian Institution.
- ↑ Burnside, Margaret W (May–June 2007). "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.
- ↑ Wilson, Marie (July 8, 2013). "Summer of art shaping up for Naperville’s Century Walk".
- ↑ "Spirit of the American Navy". July 12, 2013.
- ↑ Goldsmith, Earl D. "The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database".