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    		• Kraft, Arthur,
     
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    		• Wimmer, Ed,
     
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    		• Johnson Atelier,
     
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    		• Linscott, Haylett, Wimmer & Wheat,
     
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    		• Winn-Senter,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Animal -- Dolphin
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Winged Being
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Court of the Penguins Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kraft, Arthur, 1922-1977, sculptor. (copy after)
    Wimmer, Ed, architect.
    Johnson Atelier, founder.
    Linscott, Haylett, Wimmer & Wheat, architectural firm.
    Winn-Senter, contractor.
    Title: 
    Court of the Penguins Fountain, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Court of the Penguins, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Modeled before 1977. Cast 1979. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1979.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Penguins: bronze; Fountains: cast iron; Penguin foundations: brick; Fountain basins: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    3 penguins and 2 fountains. Penguins: each approx. H. 5 ft.; Fountains: each approx. H. 5 ft.; Fountain basins: each approx. H. 18 in. Diam. 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque inset at north end of penguins' foundation:) COURT OF THE PENGUINS/SCULPTURE BY/ARTHUR KRAFT/1921-1977 (On plaque in bottom of each fountain's basin:) ENDOWMENT/YOUR GIFT OF COINS GOES/TO/CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL signed
    Description: 
    "Two free-standing pedestal fountains on either side of the penguin grouping. There are three penguins, in varying positions of outstretched wings, on the East, West and South of a Spanish 'clover-leaf' area of paved brick...The basins of each fountain are quatrefoil in shape and constructed of red stone. Each fountain has two basins, an upper and lower, which flow into one another. The lower, larger basin is supported by three griffins, placed back to back. Figures of dolphins are featured between the griffins. Each of the basins is scalloped."
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Penguin
    Animal -- Dolphin
    Fantasy -- Winged Being
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Highwoods Property, 310 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
    Located The Plaza, Nichols Road, between Pennsylvania & Jefferson, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
    Remarks: 
    Cast posthumously. IAS files contain copies from Sherry Piland and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City, MO: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 270-272; and press release from the J. C. Nichols Company which discusses the remodeling of the area which occasioned the installation of the Court of the Penguins Fountain. Illustration on pg. 271 of Piland and Uguccioni's "Fountains of Kansas City" only shows one fountain and its basin; image on file in IAS only shows penguins.
    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.
    Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 271.
    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 71500264
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