''Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs'' is a public artwork by
American artist
Sylvia Shaw Judson
Sylvia Shaw Judson (1897–1978) was a professional sculptor who worked first in Chicago and later in Lake Forest, Illinois. She created a broad range of sculptural artworks, notably garden pieces depicting children and animals. For more than f ...
(sculptor) and
Alexander C. Eschweiler
Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect with a practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He designed both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching Japonism, Japonist pagoda design for f ...
(architect), formerly located in Kosciuszko Park,
Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee.
Geography
Using current street names, the Lincoln Village neighborhood is bounded by W Becher Street on the north to the Kinnickinnic River on the south, by South 5th St ...
, 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
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, including the establishment of the University Settlement House.
Description
About four feet tall and weighing 500–1000 lbs the bronze statue by
Sylvia Shaw Judson
Sylvia Shaw Judson (1897–1978) was a professional sculptor who worked first in Chicago and later in Lake Forest, Illinois. She created a broad range of sculptural artworks, notably garden pieces depicting children and animals. For more than f ...
sat atop a black granite base with limestone benches designed by
Alexander C. Eschweiler
Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect with a practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He designed both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching Japonism, Japonist pagoda design for f ...
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.
Acquisition
Financed in memory of Belle Austin Jacobs by the Belle Jacobs Memorial Association at a cost of $5,600
"Art Inventories Catalogue (Memorial for Belle Austin Jacobs, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-07
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Artist
See also
* Bird Girl
''Bird Girl'' is a sculpture made in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It was sculpted at Ragdale, her family's summer home, and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 non-fiction novel ''Midnight in t ...
, a similar work by the artist
References
External links
Kosciuszko Park
{{MilwaukeePublicArt
Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee
1931 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Wisconsin
Monuments and memorials to women
Sculptures of women in Wisconsin