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James Whitcomb Riley (bust), (sculpture). Artist:  Richards, Myra Reynolds, 1882-1934, sculptor. Title:  James Whitcomb Riley (bust), (sculpture). Dates:  1916. Dedicated Oct. 7, 1937. Relocated 1993. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Pedestal: Indiana limestone and concrete. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 27 x 17 x 17 in.; Pedestal: approx. 40 x 28 x 28 in. Inscription:  (Rear of bust:) Myra R Richards Sc 1916 (Front of base, incised lettering:) JAMES/WHITCOMB/RILEY/1849-1916 (Bronze plaque on rear of base:) GIVEN IN MEMORY OF/WILLIAM COLEMAN ATKINS/BY HIS GRANDMOTHER/SALLIE E. COLEMAN/OCTOBER 7 1937/MYRA R RICHARDS Sc 1916 signed Description:  A bust of poet James Whitcomb Riley, depicted as elderly, wearing pince-nez spectacles. He is clean-shaven with thinning hair and wears a shirt with high collar, Windsor tie, double-breasted waistcoat with wide lapels, and a coat with wide lapels. The bust is mounted upon a square limestone pedestal mounted on a concrete slab. Subject:  Portrait male -- Riley, James Whitcomb -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, 50 South Meridian, Indianapolis, Indiana Located James Whitcomb Riley Home, 528 Lockerbie Street, West side yard, Indianapolis, Indiana Provenance:  Formerly located Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana Remarks:  James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was a poet who was born in Greenfield, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis. He died one week after sitting for this portrait. The bust was given in memory of William Coleman Akins by his grandmother, Sallie E. Coleman, on Oct. 7, 1937. Prior to its installation at the Riley home, it was displayed inside the Riley Hospital for Children for several decades. When relocated to Riley's home, Flanner & Buchanan Mortuaries provided the limestone pedestal. At the Riley home, the sculpture was installed facing the rose garden the sitter loved. The sculpture was rededicated on Oct. 7, 1993, the 144th anniversary of Riley's birth. IAS files contain the following articles: The Indianapolis News, Oct. 7, 1993; and the Indianapolis Star, Oct. 7, 1993 and Oct. 8, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  The Indianapolis News, Oct. 7, 1993. 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 IN000881   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000881 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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