- Belle Austin Jacobs Memorial
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Belle Austin Jacobs Memorial Artist Sylvia Shaw Judson Year 1931 Type bronze 43°0′10.21″N 87°55′25.72″W / 43.0028361°N 87.9238111°W Owner Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs is a public artwork by American artist Sylvia Shaw Judson (sculptor) and Alexander C. Eschweiler (architect), formerly located in Kosciuszko Park, Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The statue depicted a young woman kneeling to feed a squirrel. It celebrated the life and philanthropy of Belle Austin Jacobs, who was best known for her work, with her husband Herbert Henry Jacobs, as the founders of organized social work in Wisconsin, founding the University Settlement House and more.[1]
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Description
About four feet tall and weighing 500–1000 lbs[2] the bronze statue by Sylvia Shaw Judson sat atop a black granite base with limestone benches designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler [3]
Historical information
The statue portion of the sculpture was stolen in 1975. The estimated value of the statue at the time was $10,000. Its scrap metal value was $175–$400.[4]
Acquisition
Financed in memory of Belle Austin Jacobs by the Belle Jacobs Memorial Association at a cost of $5,600 [5]
Artist
Main article: Sylvia Shaw JudsonSee also
- Bird Girl, a similar work by the artist
References
- ^ *"Term: Jacobs, Herbert Henry 1864 - 1948." Wisconsin Historical Society's: Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Web.
- ^ *"Statue's Loss More Than Chicken Feed." Milwaukee Sentinel 17 DEC 1975.
- ^ *"Art Inventories Catalogue (Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 7
- ^ *"Statue's Loss More Than Chicken Feed." Milwaukee Sentinel 17 DEC 1975.
- ^ *"Art Inventories Catalogue (Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 7
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