MacArthur's Ball - Chicopee, MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

MacArthurs's Ball is a tribute to Lt. General Arthur MacArthur a native of Chicopee and the father of Douglas MacArthur. A 6' diameter sphere of highly polished black granite is supported upon a lighter colored triangular granite base embellished with scrolls at each vertex. It was originally located east of its present location on busy Route 141 and later moved to a quieter spot on Church Street. On the north face of the base is the inscription:

DEDICATED TO
LT. GEN. ARTHUR MACARTHUR
U.S. ARMY
BY THE PEOPLE OF CHICOPEE, MASS.
ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1942
BORN IN HOUSE AT THIS SQUARE JUNE 2, 1845
DIED SEPTEMBER 12, 1912

TITLE: MacArthur's Ball ARTIST(S): unknown DATE: September 7, 1942 MEDIUM: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000411 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: A traffic island bounded by Church Street (Split) and Broadway Chicopee, MA DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noted.

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