Object Name:
Sculpture
Year Range from:
1920
Year Range to:
2003
Description:
"Spirit of the American Doughboy" is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia as well as numerous copies by other artists. Its title is often shortened to "The Doughboy", and in some locales it is nicknamed Iron Mike (wikipedia)
Other Name:
Lamp, Spirit of American Doughboy
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