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Corbin, Tom,
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Recreation -- Dancing
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- North Kansas City
Sculpture
Children's Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Corbin, Tom, sculptor.
Title:
Children's Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 21, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: copper; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Overall: L. 70 ft. x W. 42 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower three sculptures:) Tom Corbin (copyright symbol) 93 signed
Description:
Large oval fountain basin containing six figures of children, each installed atop a square pedestal of varying height. The figures depicted are: "GIRL WADING" (little girl about to step off her pedestal); "HANDSTAND BOY" (little boy in a handstand); "SOCCER PLAYER" (boy jumping up to catch a soccer ball); "BALLERINA" (girl balancing on one foot with her arms raised); "MEETING CHALLENGES" (boy standing on one leg with braces on his raised arms), and "JOY" (girl standing on her toes with her arms extended). The six pedestals form a line across the center of the fountain basin.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Recreation -- Dancing
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture --
Missouri
--
North
Kansas
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
City
of
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street,
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
64130
Located
Instersection of
North
Oak Traffiway and 32nd Street,
North
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
Remarks:
A nearby inscription plaque describes each figure and notes: THE BRONZE FIGURES REPRESENT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE TO WHO THIS CHILDREN'S FOUNTAIN IS DEDICATED AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT SHAPE YOUNG LIVES MAKING CHILDHOOD A JOY.
References:
Kansas
City
Adopt A Monument, 2006.
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 74870069
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74870069
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