(Little Boy Statue), (sculpture).

(Little Boy Statue), (sculpture).

Richards, sculptor.

(Little Boy Statue), (sculpture).

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Limestone on a limestone base.

Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 20 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 19 x 22 x 22 in.

Standing figure of a small boy in a ragged sailor suit and a straw hat. He holds a nest in his proper left hand with eggs in it. There is a broken egg at his feet. He stands beside a tree stump on his proper left.

Figure male -- Child -- Full length

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Portrait male -- Rariden, Bill -- Child

Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball

Object -- Other -- Nest

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bedford

Brinegar, Larry & Sheila, 1603 West 16th Street, Bedford, Indiana 47421

World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.

This piece was exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. The child who modeled for the piece was Bill Rariden, who later became a baseball player. He was catcher for the Boston Braves, New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds in the early 20th century. IAS files contain an undated clipping from the Indianpolis Star in IAS files which illustrates the sculpture and says its was exhibited in Chicago in 1893 at the World's Fair.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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