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Richards, Myra Reynolds,
Homage -- Murphy, M. M.,
Homage -- Murphy, M. M., Mrs.
Figure female -- Full length
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Delphi
Sculpture
Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Richards, Myra Reynolds, 1882-1934, sculptor.
Title:
Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1916. Installed 1918.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze with a chrome bubbler on a granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 41 x 11 1/2 x 22 in.; Tablet: approx. H. 89 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 121 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture base proper right:) MYRA R. RICHARDS 1916 (copyright symbol) (Metal plaque on tablet front:) THE/MR. AND MRS. M. M. MURPHY/DRINKING FOUNTAIN (Metal plaque on tablet rear:) PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF DELPHI, INDIANA/BY/MR. AND MRS. M. M. MURPHY/WHO, FOR FORTY YEARS, WERE GOOD CITIZENS/OF OUR CITY, DOING THEIR DUTIES IN A QUIET/UNASSUMING WAY AND HELPING EVERY CAUSE/THAT STOOD FOR BETTER LIVING AND BETTER DOING/THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED IN 1918,/AFTER THE DEATH OF/MR. AND MRS. MURPHY,/UNDER PROVISION MADE BY THEM IN THEIR LIFETIME signed
Description:
Standing bronze figure of a young girl dressed in a short shift. Her proper left hand is extended holding a chalice, which holds the chrome drinking fountian bowl. Her proper right hand is stretched out behind her. There is a bronze tablet mounted on a granite slab behind the figure.
Subject:
Homage -- Murphy, M. M.,
Homage -- Murphy, M. M., Mrs.
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Delphi
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Carroll County Commissioners, 101 West Main Street, Delphi, Indiana 46923
Located Carroll County Courthouse, Courthouse square, southwest corner, Delphi, Indiana 46923
Remarks:
The fountain was donated to the city by Mr. & Mrs. M. M. Murphy and was installed after their death in 1918.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 IN000140
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