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Sculptor:
Parsons, Edith Barretto 1878-1956  Search this
Designer:
Rundell Ernstberger Associates  Search this
Contractor:
Oberle Construction  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Ball State University Facilities, Planning & Management Office 2000 West University Avenue Muncie Indiana 47306
Located Ball State University Braken Library Muncie Indiana 47306
Date:
1917-1937. Reinstalled Nov. 1993
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Image on file.
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:
The figure of a nude little girl, a frog dangling from each hand, stands in the center of a semicircular fountain basin. The little girl smiles and turns her face toward the sky. She stands with her feet together atop a globe supported by a small ring of frogs that spray water into the fountain basin.
Topic:
Figure female--Child  Search this
Animal--Amphibian--Frog  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76007397
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_18193