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Williams, Wheeler,
Murphy, John,
Keene, Simpson & Murphy,
Hare & Hare,
Figure female -- Nude
Mythology -- Classical
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Homage -- Kemper, David Woods
Animal -- Fish
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Muse of the Missouri, (sculpture).
Artist:
Williams, Wheeler, 1897-1972, sculptor.
Murphy, John, landscape architect.
Keene, Simpson & Murphy, landscape architect.
Hare & Hare, landscape architect.
Title:
Muse of the Missouri, (sculpture).
Dates:
1963. Dedicated Dec. 2, 1963.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Pedestal: bronze; Pools: marble, concrete, and granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 30 ft. L. 53 ft. W. 18 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 15 ft.; Pedestal: approx. H. 15 ft. (2,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
WHEELER WILLIAMS SCULPTOR 1963 (On granite tablet on edge of pool, incised:) MUSE OF THE MISSOURI/DEDICATED DECEMBER 2, 1963 IN MEMORY OF/DAVID WOODS KEMPER/WELL BELOVED/WHO DIED DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY signed
Description:
Standing bronze figure of a nude female representing the Spirit of the Missouri River. She holds a net in her upraised hands. Nine fish are spilling out of the net. The figure stands on a bronze pedestal which is set in a circular pool. Two more oval pools extend southward from the main pool. This series of three pools is slightly tiered, so that the circular pool is tallest, and the southernmost oval pool is shortest.
Subject:
Figure female -- Nude
Mythology -- Classical -- Muse
Allegory -- Place -- Missouri
Allegory -- Place -- Rivers
Homage -- Kemper, David Woods
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
Located In median on Main Street between 8th & 9th Streets, Kansas City, Missouri
Remarks:
The pedestal and the pools were designed by Hare & Hare, landscape architects. John Murphy of Keene, Simpson & Murphy also assisted with the pedestal and pools. (Bronze plaque reads:) THE MUSE OF THE MISSOURI/By Wheeler Williams NA/This fountain presented to the Citizens of Kansas City in/memory of Lt. David Woods Kemper who was killed in action/leading his platoon against the German forces in World War II.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 42.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2003.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 42.
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 76000891
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