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Judson, Sylvia Shaw,
Eschweiler, A. C.,
Homage -- Jacobs, Belle Austin
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Squirrel
Object -- Furniture
Sculpture
Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Judson, Sylvia Shaw, 1897-1978, sculptor.
Eschweiler, A. C., architect.
Title:
Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Girl with Squirrel, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 8, 1931.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: black granite with limestone benches.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on east side of circular steps:) BELLE AUSTIN (Inscribed on west side of steps:) JACOBS MEMORIAL (Inscribed on bench:) Within this garden dwells a lovely spirit (Inscribed on other bench:) The spirit of joy and beauty.
Subject:
Homage -- Jacobs, Belle Austin
Figure female -- Full length
Animal -- Squirrel
Object -- Furniture -- Bench
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Stolen.
Provenance:
Formerly located Kosciuszko Park, South 9th Place and West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Remarks:
Financed by the Belle Jacobs Memorial Association in memory of Belle Austin Jacobs (d. 1929), the co-warden and co-founder of the Wisconsin University Settlement in Milwaukee. Cost $5,600. A. C. Eschweiler designed the two story-telling benches in front of the figure. The bronze figure was stolen in the latter part of 1975; only the benches and base remain. IAS files contain additional bibliographic citations and photocopied image of sculpture model.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 74020039
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74020039
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