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William Tell and Son, Walter, (sculpture). Artist:  Ingle, Donald, sculptor. Oadley, H. V., assistant. Kissling, Richard, sculptor. (copy after) Modern Art Foundry, founder. Title:  William Tell and Son, Walter, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 15, 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 73 x 38 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 162 in. x 147 in. x 5 ft.; Basin: approx. 3 x 16 x 20 ft. Inscription:  (On back bottom of sculpture:) DON INGLE, SC./H.V. (?) OADLEY asst/1974 (On front of stone base:) THIS STATUE OF WILLIAM TELL & SON, WALTER/AND THE ACCOMPANYING FOUNTAIN IS PRESENTED/TO THE CITY OF TELL CITY AND DEDICATED TO/THE PEOPLE OF PERRY AND SPENCER COUNTIES/STATUE FURNISHED BY:/AUSTIN B. CORBIN, ATTORNEY/FOUNTAIN PROVIDED BY:/THE TELL CITY NATIONAL BANK/IN ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR/DEDICATED AT SCHWEIZER FEST/AUGUST 9, 1974 signed Description:  Full-length figure group of William Tell and his son, Walter. The father stands on the proper right. He wears a tunic and shorts. He has a beard and holds a crossbow over his proper right shoulder. His proper left hand rests on his son's shoulder. The young boy stands on the proper left and gazes up at his father. The boy wears a short tunic and is barefoot. The bronze sculpture stands on a limestone block base in the midst of a larger fountain structure. The fountain has seven waterfalls. Subject:  Portrait male -- Tell, William -- Full length Portrait male -- Tell, Walter -- Child Ethnic -- Swiss Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Tell City Fountain Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tell City, City Hall, Tell City, Indiana 47586 Located City Hall Park, Tell City, Indiana Remarks:  The sculpture is copied from an original sculpture by Kissling which stands in the city of Altdorf, Switzerland. The sculpture was funded by Austin Corbin, city attorney of Tell City; the fountain was funded by Tell City Bank. Cost of the sculpture was $25,000. IAS files contain copies of related articles from the Tell City Thursday News, Jan. 12, 1967 and Aug. 22, 1974; Evansville Courier, July 29, 1974 and Aug. 11, 1974; and Indianapolis Star, Jan. 21, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Indianapolis Star, January 21, 1990. 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 IN001118   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN001118 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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