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Sculptor:
Greber, Henri Leon b. 1855  Search this
Simon, Herman Frederick  Search this
Landscape architect:
Lowell, Guy 1870-1927  Search this
Architect:
Tanner, Edward  Search this
Founder:
Bearzi, Bruno  Search this
Unknown (France)  Search this
Architectural firm:
Tanner and Associates  Search this
Contractor:
Miller-Stauch Construction Company  Search this
Medium:
Figures: bronze; Basin: stone
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Highwoods Property 310 Ward Parkway Kansas City Missouri 64111
Located The Plaza 47th Street, between Main Street & J.C. Nichols Parkway Kansas City Missouri
Date:
Figures: 1910. Fountain: dedicated May 15, 1960
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 43.
Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 160-167.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2004.
Image on file.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 43.
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.
Summary:
Four heroic-sized bronze equestrian figures, possibly allegories of rivers. A mounted Indian might represent the Mississippi River, other figures are thought to represent the Volga, the Rhine and the Seine. Spaced equally between the equestrian figures are four smaller bronze aquatic figures of children playing with dolphins. All of the figures are set in a pool.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Animal--Dolphin  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Allegory--Place--Rivers  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76000890
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_1524