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Bitter, Karl,
Children
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton
Fountain
Relief
Sculpture
(Planter), (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor.
Title:
(Planter), (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Commissioned 1909.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: cast bronze and pink marble; Base: pink marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. 92 x 44 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(On right border of relief plaque:) Karl Bitter. Sc. (On center of relief plaque, in raised letters:) FOR.THE.COOL.OF./THE.WATERS.THAT./RUN.THROUGH.THE./SHADOWY.PLACES./I.WILL.GIVE.THANKS./AND.ADORE.THEE./GOD.OF.THE.OPEN.AIR. signed
Description:
A
sculpture
consisting of a bas-relief plaque set in stone. The relief plaque, art nouveau in style, depicts a pair of nude children kneeling in symmetry with a swag of blossoms draped over a tablet between them. The
sculpture
is placed atop an ornate stepped base with a scalloped fountain bowl in front, just below the relief plaque.
Subject:
Children
Object
--
Flower
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Ohio
--
Dayton
Fountain
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Woodland Cemetery, 118 Woodland Avenue, Near Waldo Street entrance,
Dayton
,
Ohio
45409
Remarks:
IAS files contain related excerpts from James M. Dennis' "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor, 1867-1915, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 130-131; and Mary Earl Rogers' "Woodland: 150 Years," pg. 13.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Ohio
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Dennis, James M., "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor, 1867-1915," Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 130.
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 OH000475
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000475
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