Fighting Boys - Cairo, IL
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N 37° 00.192 W 089° 10.414
16S E 306599 N 4097435
"Fountain with two boys fighting over a fish in front of the public library in Cairo, Illinois." ~ BruceS
Waymark Code: WMM4PG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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County of statue: Alexander County
Location of statue: 1609 Washington Ave, public library lawn, Cairo
Artist: Janet Scudder, 1869-1940, sculptor
Founder: Alexis Rudier Fondeur

Proper Description: "A fountain with two young boys grabbing a fish that is between them. Both boys' arms are in the air, pulling at the fish." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

"The bronze fountain, FIGHTING BOYS, an original work of art by one of America's famous sculptors, Janet Scudder, was commissioned and presented by Miss Mary E. Halliday." ~ pilotlight2000

Fighting Boys, a bronze fountain by noted sculptress Janet Scudder, decorates the broad tree-lined lawn." ~ Southern Illinois Tourism

TITLE: Fighting Boys

ARTIST(S): Janet Scudder

DATE: 1911

MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Pedestal: concrete in steel

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000143

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1609 Washington Ave., Cairo, IL

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The medium of the base is actually steel filled with concrete.
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