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Scudder, Janet,
Alexis Rudier Fondeur,
Children
Animal -- Fish
State of Being -- Emotion
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Cairo
Sculpture
Fighting Boys, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Scudder, Janet, 1869-1940, sculptor.
Alexis Rudier Fondeur, founder.
Title:
Fighting Boys, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Pedestal: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft., Diam. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft., Diam. 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Artist signature on proper right side) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A fountain with two young boys grabbing a fish that is between them. Both boys' arms are in the air, pulling at the fish.
Subject:
Children
Animal
--
Fish
State of Being
--
Emotion
--
Anger
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Cairo
Sculpture
Owner:
Cairo
Public Library, 1609 Washington Avenue,
Cairo
,
Illinois
62914
Provenance:
Gift of Halliday, Mary, 1912.
Remarks:
IAS files contain a brochure on the History of the
Cairo
Public Library, erected 1884, which briefly mentions the
sculpture
as commissioned by Mary E. Halliday.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Illinois
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 IL000143
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000143
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