Caroline Peddle Ball (November 11, 1869 – October 1, 1938) was an American sculptor. She exhibited at both the 1893 Chicago Exposition and the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
Biography
Caroline Peddle was born in
Terre Haute, Indiana
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on November 11, 1869. She studied art at the
Rose Polytechnic Institute
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, and the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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Art Students League of New York
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Although artists may stu ...
, under
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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and
Kenyon Cox
Kenyon Cox (October 27, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was an American Painting, painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher. Cox was an influential and important early instructor at the Art Students League of New York. He was the designer of t ...
. She was a member of the Guild of Arts and Crafts and of Art Students' League.
Peddle Ball worked for the
Tiffany Glass Company
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Florence, Italy
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from September 1895 to March 1896. She had a studio in
Paris
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for several years beginning in May 1897.
She received honorable mention at Paris Exhibition, 1900 the figure "Victory" on the United States building at the Exposition. Additionally she created a memorial fountain at Flushing, Long Island, a medallion portrait of Miss Cox of Terre Haute, a monument to a child in the same city.
Peddle Ball returned to the United States in 1902. She maintained a working studio for the rest of her life, specializing in small bronzes depicting children.
She died in Connecticut on October 1, 1938.
Family
Caroline Peddle Ball was de younger sister of John B. Peddle. She Ball married Bertrand E. Ball on October 16, 1902. They had one child. The marriage would end in divorce.
Works
Peddle sketch.jpg, Initial sketch for the Isabella quarter, 1893
Gravitation. Medallion by Caroline Peddle Ball.jpg, Gravitation. Medallion, c. 1906
Child with picture book. Figurine by Caroline Peddle Ball.jpg, Child with picture book. Figurine, c. 1906