Sculpting Doughboys: Memory, Gender, and Taste in America's World War I Memorials

Sculpting Doughboys: Memory, Gender, and Taste in America's World War I Memorials
ISBN-10
1409406555
ISBN-13
9781409406556
Category
Art
Pages
229
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Jennifer Wingate

Description

Redressing the neglect of World War I memorials in art history scholarship, this volume shows why sculptures of 'doughboys' (US soldiers during World War I) were in such demand during the 1920s, and how their functions and meanings have evolved. Jennifer Wingate recovers and interprets the circumstances of the doughboy sculptures' creation, and offers a new perspective on the complex culture of interwar America and on present-day commemorative practices.

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