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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     J. W. Fiske Iron Works,     Figure male -- Child     Dress -- Accessory     History -- United States     History -- United States     Homage -- Hill, Arnold     Fountain     Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Wallingford     Sculpture

Boy with the Boot, (sculpture). Artist:  J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder. (possibly by) Title:  Boy with the Boot, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Boy With the Leaking Boot, (sculpture). Boy, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 3, 1898. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Boy: painted lead (?), Base: painted cast iron. Dimensions:  Basin: approx. Diam. 8 ft. Inscription:  (On basin:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ARNOLD HILL/BY HIS CHILDREN/APRIL 3RD, 1898. Description:  Standing boy wearing a blue cap, a red shirt and blue pants rolled up to his knees. In his proper right hand he is holding up a boot from which water comes out of the sole. The figure is placed in the center of a large basin. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Full length Dress -- Accessory -- Hat History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Revolution Homage -- Hill, Arnold Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Wallingford Sculpture Owner:  Town of Wallingford, School Street, Route 140E, P.O. Box 327, Wallingford, Vermont 05773 Located Northeast corner of Route 7 & Route 140, Wallingford, Vermont 05773 Remarks:  Inscription on nearby plaque reads: 1992 Renovations/made in memory of/M. STEVENS/and her son/CLIFFORD H. STEVENS/By their family. IAS files contain an article from Preservation News discussing a version of this piece in Sandusky, Ohio. Additionally, IAS files contain a 1959 article by Emma B. Towsley titled "The Most Mysterious Statue in the World," discussing the history of the statue. The origin of the piece is unknown, but at least ll similar statues exist nationwide. The Wallingford statue was donated to the town around the turn of the century by the family of Arnold Hill, a Civil War veteran. According to one recollection, the statue represents a drummer boy from the Revolutionary or Civil Wars, who brought water in his boot to dying soldiers. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 VT000052   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000052 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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