Spirit of the American Navy explained

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, and dedicated in Burlington Square Park on October 13, 2013, the 238th birthday of the United States Navy.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Research on Viquesney sculptures

Notes and References

1. Web site: SIRIS Catalog: The Spirit of the American Navy. Smithsonian Institution.
2. Tampa Bay Magazine. Burnside, Margaret W. Ask Margaret. May–June 2007. 95.
3. Web site: SIRIS Catalog: The Spirit of the American Doughboy. Smithsonian Institution.
4. Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. Little, Carol M. 1996. 133. 0292760361. University of Texas Press.
5. Web site: The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database. Goldsmith, Earl D.
6. News: Mego. Bill. Mego: WWI's 100th anniversary good time to check out Naperville monuments. 11 April 2017. Naperville Sun. April 7, 2017.