John Paulding (sculptor)

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| birth_place = Darke County, Ohio

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| nationality = American

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File:Bolton Landing Paulding Statue.jpg

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.Opitz, Glenn B, editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p 703

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.{{cite web|title=This and That Newsletter|url=http://www.oklahomahistory.net/newsletters/TT768.htm|website=OklahomaHistory.net|publisher=Butch and Jill Bridges|accessdate=December 21, 2016|quote=The WalterDrew2.jpg picture confirms the work was done by Paulding.}}

:*Bay City, Michigan

:*Northampton, Pennsylvania

:*Van Buren, Missouri{{cite web|title=Soldiers Monument, (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321310~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

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{{cite web|title=Over the Top, (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!299177~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Amarillo, Texas

:*Astoria, Oregon

:*Bolton Landing, New York

:*Buffalo, New York{{cite web|title=Over the Top to Victory, (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!18209~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Catskill, New York

:*Chicago, Illinois{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!7963~!5&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=Over the Top|first=John|last=Paulding|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*Chillicothe, Ohio

:*Cincinnati, Ohio

:*Elgin, Illinois{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!312394~!11&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=World War I Soldier|first=John|last=Paulding|date=December 7, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*Evanston, Wyoming{{cite web|title=Uinta County War Memorial|url=http://collections.si.edu/search/tag/tagDoc.htm?recordID=siris_ari_321502&hlterm=evanston|website=Smithsonian Collections Search Center|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 15, 2016}}

:*Freeburg, Illinois

:*Jonesboro, Arkansas{{cite web|title=World War I Markers and Memorials|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7438#|website=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture|publisher=The Central Arkansas Library System|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Knoxville, Tennessee{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!312685~!12&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=Doughboy|first=John|last=Paulding|date=December 7, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*Ladysmith, Wisconsin{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!299249~!10&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=Over the Top|first=John|last=Paulding|date=December 7, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*Leavenworth, Kansas{{cite web|title=Doughboy (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!326502~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Llano, Texas

:*Manitou Springs, Colorado

:*Marshall, Missouri

:*Martins Ferry, Ohio

:*McMinnville, Oregon

:*Missoula, Montana{{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!326980~!13&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=Over the Top to Victory|first=John|last=Paulding|date=December 7, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*Newberry, South Carolina

:*Norfolk, Nebraska{{cite web|title=Veteran Memorial, (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!319372~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Onaga, Kansas{{cite web|title=The Charging Doughboy, (sculpture)|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!336398~!0#focus|website=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}

:*Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

:*Salem, Oregon (Over the Top to Victory){{cite web|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131808049VQ92.33013&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!330496~!14&ri=8&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22over+the+top%22&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=8|title=Over the Top to Victory|first=John|last=Paulding|date=December 7, 2017|accessdate=December 7, 2017|website=Siris-artinventories.si.edu}}

:*South Haven, Michigan

:*Valentine, Nebraska

:*Wahpeton, North Dakota

:*Wautoma, Wisconsin

:*Wheaton, Illinois{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB3H|title="Over the Top to Victory" Doughboy Statue - Wheaton, IL - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com|website=Waymarking.com|accessdate=December 7, 2017}}

:*Williamsport, Maryland

:*Winner, South Dakota

File:McPherson Sculpture.jpg|Major-General McPherson (1917), McPherson County Courthouse, McPherson, Kansas.

File:Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado).jpg|Lowry Memorial (1921), Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.

File:Llano Paulding statue.JPG|Over the Top (1921), Llano, Texas.