Amanda Belle Cox, (sculpture).

Amanda Belle Cox, (sculpture).

Niblack, Pat Pond, sculptor.

Amanda Belle Cox, (sculpture).

Dedicated Aug. 17, 1964.

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Bust: bronze; Base: concrete and stone.

Bust: approx. 2 1/2 x 1 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3 x 3 ft.

PAT POND NIBLACK (On plaque on front of base, raised letters:) AMANDA BELLE/COX/1870-1934 signed

A bust of Amanda Belle Cox, with hair pulled away from her face. She wears 1930s style dress, with a high-necked blouse with a V-neck top over it, and a brooch. The bust is mounted on a three-tiered rectangular base.

Portrait female -- Cox, Amanda Belle -- Bust

Occupation -- Medicine

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Springfield

Administered by Cox Health Systems, Executive Offices, 1000 East Primrose, Suite 440, Springfield, Missouri 65804

Located Burge-Protestant Hospital, Amanda Belle Cox Memorial Wing entrance at Robberson Avenue & Lynn Street, Springfield, Missouri

Amanda Belle Cox (1870-1934), was one of the first volunteers for the hospital. The bust was modeled from a photograph and was unveiled during the dedication of the new Amanda Belle Cox Memorial Wing at the hospital. IAS files contain a related article from the Springfield News and Leader, Aug. 17, 1964, pg. 11.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.

Springfield News and Leader, Aug. 17, 1964, pg. 11.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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