John Paulding (sculptor) explained

John Paulding
Birth Date:	5 April 1883
Birth Place:	Darke County, Ohio
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:	American
Field:	Sculptor

John Paulding (April 5, 1883 – April 15, 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 remained in Chicago until his death in 1935 at age 52.^[2]

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 very similar World War I monuments within a few months of each other, resulting in various copyright violation lawsuits.

Works

• American Doughboy, 1920.

• Ardmore, Oklahoma, at Walter W. Drew's gravesite in Rosehill Cemetery.^[3]

• Bay City, Michigan

• Northampton, Pennsylvania

• Olathe, Kansas

• Paducah, Kentucky

• Pueblo, Colorado

• Racine, Wisconsin

• Saline, Michigan

• Van Buren, Missouri^[4]

• Second-Lieutenant Francis Lowry Memorial, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, 1921. The fallen aviator after whom Lowry Air Force Base was named.
• Major-General James B. McPherson (The Reconnoissance), Memorial Park, McPherson County Courthouse, McPherson, Kansas, 1917.
• Over the Top, 1921.

• Albany, Missouri^[5]

• Amarillo, Texas

• Astoria, Oregon

• Bolton Landing, New York

• Buffalo, New York^[6]

• Catskill, New York

• Chicago, Illinois^[7]

• Chillicothe, Ohio

• Cincinnati, Ohio

• Elgin, Illinois^[8]

• Evanston, Wyoming^[9]

• Freeburg, Illinois

• Jonesboro, Arkansas^[10]

• Knoxville, Tennessee^[11]

• Ladysmith, Wisconsin^[12]

• Leavenworth, Kansas^[13]

• Llano, Texas

• Manitou Springs, Colorado

• Marshall, Missouri

• Martins Ferry, Ohio

• McMinnville, Oregon

• Missoula, Montana^[14]

• Newberry, South Carolina

• Norfolk, Nebraska^[15]

• Onaga, Kansas^[16]

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Salem, Oregon (Over the Top to Victory)^[17]

• South Haven, Michigan

• Valentine, Nebraska

• Wahpeton, North Dakota

• Wautoma, Wisconsin

• Wheaton, Illinois^[18]

• Williamsport, Maryland

• Winner, South Dakota

See also

• Astoria Victory Monument, Astoria, Oregon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878–1994. FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. December 21, 2016. May 17, 2016.
2. Opitz, Glenn B, editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p 703
3. Web site: This and That Newsletter. OklahomaHistory.net. Butch and Jill Bridges. December 21, 2016. The WalterDrew2.jpg picture confirms the work was done by Paulding..
4. Web site: Soldiers Monument, (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
5. Web site: Over the Top, (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
6. Web site: Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
7. Web site: Over the Top. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
8. Web site: World War I Soldier. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
9. Web site: Uinta County War Memorial. Smithsonian Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. December 15, 2016.
10. Web site: World War I Markers and Memorials. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. The Central Arkansas Library System. December 21, 2016.
11. Web site: Doughboy. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
12. Web site: Over the Top. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
13. Web site: Doughboy (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
14. Web site: Over the Top to Victory. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
15. Web site: Veteran Memorial, (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
16. Web site: The Charging Doughboy, (sculpture). Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. December 21, 2016.
17. Web site: Over the Top to Victory. John. Paulding. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2017. Siris-artinventories.si.edu.
18. Web site: "Over the Top to Victory" Doughboy Statue - Wheaton, IL - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. December 7, 2017.