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Crunelle, Leonard,
Homage -- Dills, Marian
Figure group -- Female & Child
Occupation -- Education
Object -- Written Matter
Relief
Sculpture
Memorial Plaque (Marian Dills), (sculpture).
Artist:
Crunelle, Leonard, 1872-1944, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial Plaque (Marian Dills), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Marian Dills Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated on April 30, 1923.
Medium:
Plaster.
Dimensions:
54 x 37 x 5 in.
Inscription:
(Carved around top of sculpture:) The Spirit of Love Abideth forever/in Memory of Marion Lenore Dills unsigned
Description:
A bas-relief sculpture of a teacher and a little child, both intent upon the contents of a book that the teacher holds in her hand. Underneath them is an eagle with a ribbon in its mouth.
Subject:
Homage -- Dills, Marian
Figure group -- Female & Child
Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Mary French Academy, 520 West Wood Street, Decatur, Illinois
Remarks:
Was erected to the memory of Miss Marian Dills, a former teacher in the school. Nearby plaque reads: MARIAN DILLS MEMORIAL/BY/LEONARD CRUNELLE/SCULPTOR/MAY 1923. SOS! volunteer surveyor reports that work may once have been located outdoors.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
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 75004382
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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