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Night & Morning, (sculpture). Artist:  J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder. Title:  Night & Morning, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1892. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Metal, painted white. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 57 in. Inscription:  J. W. Fiske Ironworks, NYC Founder's mark appears. Description:  Decorated vase has a representation of morning on one side and night on the other. Leaves, flowers, winged cupids adorn the piece. The piece is used as a planter. Subject:  Figure female Religion -- Angel Allegory -- Time -- Day Allegory -- Time -- Night Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Sandusky Decorative arts Sculpture Owner:  Cedar Point Amusement Park, Garden Department, 1 Cedar Point, Kiddieland, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 Exhibitions:  World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Remarks:  It is believed that G. A. Boeckling, original developer of the Point, purchased this vase from the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. The vase may have moved within Cedar's Point, as the park was radically changed in the 1950s. IAS files contain excerpt from a J. W. Fiske catalog, entry no. 333 "Vase Night and Morning, On Windsor Pedestal" (Thorwaldsen). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000605   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000605 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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