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    		• Zuckermann, Bernhard,
     
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    		• Bromsgrove Guild of Warwickshire,
     
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    		• Kivett & Myers,
     
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    		• Winn-Senter,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Diana, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Zuckermann, Bernhard, 1912-1980, sculptor.
    Bromsgrove Guild of Warwickshire, founder. (copy after)
    Kivett & Myers, architectural firm.
    Winn-Senter, contractor.
    Title: 
    Diana, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Diana of Alameda Plaza, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1970. 1971. Cast 1971.
    Medium: 
    Figure group: copper and bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure group: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 8 ft.; Pool: approx. diam. 20 ft.; Waterfall: approx. H. 17 ft. W. 56 ft.
    Description: 
    The figure group includes cherubs surrounding Diana, Roman goddess of the moon. A man-made waterfall forms the background for the figure group which is in the center of a reflecting pool. The recirculating waterfall is illuminated at night to provide a backdrop of cascading water 24 hours a day.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Diana
    Religion -- Angel
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Copy
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
    Located The Plaza, Wornall Road at Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri
    Remarks: 
    Replica of the 1912 original, which was cast by the Bromsgrove Guild of Warwickshire, England. The J. C. Nichols Company, who owned the Alameda Plaza Hotel, commissioned Bernhard Zuckermann to execute this figure group. Kivett & Myers designed the hotel and the waterfall setting for the figure group. The Alameda Plaza Hotel is now known as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
    IAS files contain copies of newspaper articles from the Kansas City Star, Jan. 10, 1971, pg. 10F, which discusses plans for the waterfall setting for the figure group; and the Kansas City Times, May 27, 1972, pg. 34, which discusses the opening of the Alameda Plaza Hotel, for which the figure group's waterfall setting was designed. IAS files also contain copies from Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 267-268, which discusses waterfall in some detail and the creation of the figure group.
    Nearby marker reads: DIANA/ROMAN GODDESS OF THE MOON/DIANA WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JUPITER, THE/MOST POWERFUL OF ALL THE ROMAN GODS, AND/THE TWIN SISTER OF APOLLO. WHILE APOLLO/RULED THE DAYLIGHT HOURS - DIANA WAS/GUARDIAN OF THE NIGHT. SHE WAS WORSHIPPED/IN HER TEMPLE ON THE AVENTINE, ONE OF THE/SEVEN HILLS OF THE CITY OF ROME -- THIS BRONZE OF DIANA WITH CHERUBS PAYING/HOMAGE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO CASTINGS. THE/OTHER, IN LEAD, IS LOCATED AT MORETON HALL,/WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
    Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 267-268.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    "Walking Art Tour," Kansas City, MO: Plaza Merchants Association, n.d. (brochure)
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 51.
    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 76000913
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