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Kraft, Arthur,
Wenkie, James,
Figure group -- Family
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kraft, Arthur, 1922-1977, sculptor.
Wenkie, James, caster.
Title:
Family, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Commerce Trust Arcade Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 22, 1961. Reinstalled Sept. 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: black granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 81 x 29 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 39.5 x 28 x 28 in.
Inscription:
(Signed with artist's monogram) (On plaque on base:) ARTHUR KRAFT/AMERICAN (1922-1977)/Family/1964/Bronze signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three full-length figures of a man, woman and child. They stand in a single file line in this order, with the man at the back. The family appears to be dancing or playing; their positions suggest graceful movements.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Tower Properties, 911 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Located Executive Plaza Office Building, 720 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance:
Formerly located Commerce Trust Company, 922 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri 1961-1973
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Commerce Trust Company for use a fountain. The sculpture remained part of a fountain until 1973, when it was dismantled because of water leakage on the property. The sculpture was kept in storage until 1989 when it was reinstalled as a free standing statue in its present location. Piece was cast by James Wenkie at the University of Kansas City foundry. IAS files include an excerpt from the book, "Fountains of Kansas City;" and an article from the Kansas City Star, Oct. 23, 1961 and the Kansas City Times, Sept. 21, 1989. Sources include photographs of piece as a fountain.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Piland, Sherry & Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City," Kansas City, MO: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 193-194.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Piland, Sherry & Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City," Kansas City, MO: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 193.
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 MO000195
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000195
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