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French, Daniel Chester,
Kunst Foundry,
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Quality
Animal -- Dolphin
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
Sculpture
Beneficence, (sculpture).
Artist:
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
Kunst Foundry, founder.
Title:
Beneficence, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Benny, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Dec. 1929. Cast July 1930. Dedicated Sept. 27, 1937.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 4 ft.; Pedestal: approx. H. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.; Columns: approx: H. 20 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. 6in.
Inscription:
D.C. French, 1930 signed (On pedestal front:) A CIVIC/TESTIMONIAL/TO THE BENEFICENCE/OF THE/BALL BROTHERS/AND THEIR/FAMILIES (Bronze plaque on pedestal rear:) ERECTED A.D. 1937 BY COMMUNITY-WIDE GIFTS OF DONORS/WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/WITHIN THIS PEDESTAL//DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH/SCULPTOR//RICHARD HENRY DANA/ARCHITECT (On stone balustrade:) THAT POSTERITY MAY HOLD IN MEMORY THE NAMES OF/LUCIUS LORENZO BALL/WILLIAM CHARLES BALL/EDMUND BURKE BALL/FRANK CLAYTON BALL/GEORGE ALEXANDER BALL
Description:
Robed and winged female figure, holding in her proper left hand a half-opened casket box of jewels. Her proper right hand is extended in a gesture of bestowal. Sculpture is cast with shallow circular base in turn mounted on a square limestone pedestal in the center of a circular fountain. Four stylized bronze dolphins feed water through open mouths, and are mounted one to each face at the base of the pedestal. Half-surrounding the statue to its rear is a semi-circular limestone exedra surmounted by five stone columns (representing the 5 Ball brothers) with carved Corinthian capitals. On top of each capital is a four-legged bronze urn with a finial.
Subject:
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Quality -- Charity
Animal -- Dolphin
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Ball State University, Facilities, Planning & Management Office, 2000 West University Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47306
Located Ball State University, 2100 West University Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47306
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
Kreps, Mark R., 2000.
Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Sept. 14, 1998.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), Sept. 14, 1998, pg. 1B.
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 77002682
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