The Boy and the Book, (sculpture).

The Boy and the Book, (sculpture).

Ivone, Arthur, 1894- , sculptor.

The Boy and the Book, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 30, 1938.

Sculpture: bronze.

Life-size bronze figure of a young man sitting on a stump, an open book on his lap.

Figure male -- Full length

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati

Stanbery Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Formerly located at Campus Lane Park, Cincinnati, Ohio until 1941.

The sculpture was commissioned by the Mt. Washington Civic Club and the American Legion Post 484, and was created as a World War I memorial.

Cincinnati Park Board, "Art in the Park," Cincinnati, OH., n. d.

Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 2003.

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