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John Ball Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor. Black, Frank D., 1863-1927, contractor. Title:  John Ball Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 19, 1925. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: white granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 83 x 145 x 43 in.; Base: approx. 17 1/4 x 256 x 104 in. Inscription:  P. Coppini SC: 1925 (On front of granite base, incised letters:) JOHN BALL (On back of granite base, incised letters:) ERECTED BY/THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS AUGUST 1925/IN MEMORY OF/THE FOUNDER OF JOHN BALL PARK (On plaque, right side of base:) CITY COMMISSION/ELVIN SWARTHOUT - MAYOR/(list of names)/MEMORIAL COMMITTEE (list of names) SCULPTOR - POMPEO COPPINI/CONTRACTOR - FRANK D. BLACK signed Description:  A bronze portrait of John Ball seated on a long granite bench with his two children. His daughter is seated on his proper right knee and his son stands on his proper left side. Subject:  Portrait group -- Family Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Law Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Grand Rapids, Parks and Recreation Department, 201 Market Street, S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 Located John Ball Zoological Garden, 1300 West Fulton, Grand Rapids Michigan 49504 Remarks:  John Ball (1794-1884) was a lawyer, teacher, and world traveler who came to Grand Rapids in 1836 as a land speculator. When he died, he left forty acres for the park and zoo. The artist based his portrait on photographs and a sketch by Mrs. Gertrude Van Houten. References:  John Ball Zoological Gardens, 1988. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 96. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 96. 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 64170001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64170001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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