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Grossi, E.,
Cipriani, C.,
Children
Object -- Other
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Children at Play, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grossi, E., sculptor.
Cipriani, C., sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Children at Play, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Children Pouring Water, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965.
Medium:
Children: marble; Basin: marble; Pedestal: marble.
Dimensions:
Children: approx. 48 x 19 x 12 in.; Basin: approx. 34 x 18 x 16 in.; Pedestal: approx. 38 x 24 1/2 x 12 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two children hold a jug of water between them. A third child is below them, leaning over to hold the nose of a god-like head. A garland of flowers extends on either side of the head around to the back. The figure group rests on a semi-circular basin where the water once circulated. Below the basin is a pedestal. The entire work is positioned flush against the wall of a building.
Subject:
Children
Object -- Other -- Dish
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Highwoods Property, 310 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Located The Plaza, 4706 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Remarks:
Sculpture was cleaned July 27, 1993.
In 2004, Kansas City Adopt A Monument reported that all sculptures owned by the J. C. Nichols company should be changed to Highwoods Property.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
"Walking Art Tour," Kansas City, MO: Plaza Merchants Association, n.d. (brochure).
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2004.
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 71500258
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
71500258
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