Belle Kinney Scholz
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Belle Marshall Kinney was a Euro-American sculptor
, born in Tennessee
, worked and died in New York state.
In 1897, at age 7, she won first prize at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition for a bust of her father. In 1905, at age 15, she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago
. At age 17 (1907), she received her first commission to sculpt the statue of Jere Baxter
, organizer of the Tennessee Central Railway
. In 1921 Kinney married Austria
n-born sculptor Leopold Scholz (1877–1946), and with him completed several other works, including the Victory statue in the War Memorial Building court at Legislative Plaza, Nashville (1929) and the bronze figure of Victory for the World War I Memorial in Pelham Bay Park
, Bronx, New York City (1933).
Kinney died at age 69 in Boiceville
, Ulster County, New York.
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, born in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, worked and died in New York state.
In 1897, at age 7, she won first prize at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition for a bust of her father. In 1905, at age 15, she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
. At age 17 (1907), she received her first commission to sculpt the statue of Jere Baxter
Jere Baxter
Jere Baxter was a Tennessee businessman, lawyer, and politician who founded the Tennessee Central Railroad, established a newspaper in Nashville, served in the Tennessee State Senate, helped found the communities of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and Sheffield, Alabama, and unsuccessfully sought the...
, organizer of the Tennessee Central Railway
Tennessee Central Railway
The Tennessee Central Railway was founded in 1884 as the Nashville and Knoxville Railroad by Alexander S. Crawford. It was an attempt to open up a rail route from the coal and minerals of East Tennessee to the markets of the midstate, a service which many businessmen felt was not being adequately...
. In 1921 Kinney married Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-born sculptor Leopold Scholz (1877–1946), and with him completed several other works, including the Victory statue in the War Memorial Building court at Legislative Plaza, Nashville (1929) and the bronze figure of Victory for the World War I Memorial in Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx and extending partially into Westchester County, is at the largest public park in New York City. The section of the park within New York City's borders is more than three times the size of Manhattan's...
, Bronx, New York City (1933).
Kinney died at age 69 in Boiceville
Boiceville, New York
Boiceville is a community in Ulster County, New York, USA. Boiceville is located at the intersection with New York State Route 28 and New York State Route 28A, within Catskill State Park. The community is located at .-Education:...
, Ulster County, New York.
Work
- Richard Owen bust, Indianapolis 1913 (replica at Indiana University, Bloomington)
- Women of the Confederacy, Jackson, Mississippi 1917
- Tennessee Monument to the Women of the Confederacy, Nashville 1926
- Jere BaxterJere BaxterJere Baxter was a Tennessee businessman, lawyer, and politician who founded the Tennessee Central Railroad, established a newspaper in Nashville, served in the Tennessee State Senate, helped found the communities of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and Sheffield, Alabama, and unsuccessfully sought the...
statue, Jere Baxter School, Nashville - Andrew JacksonAndrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
statue, U.S. Capitol - John SevierJohn SevierJohn Sevier served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as Governor of Tennessee. As a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death...
statue, U.S. Capitol - General Joseph E. JohnstonJoseph E. JohnstonJoseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
statue, Dalton, Georgia - Admiral Albert GleavesAlbert GleavesAlbert Gleaves was an admiral in the United States Navy, also notable as a naval historian.-Biography:...
bust, Annapolis - Andrew JacksonAndrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
bust, Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville - James K. PolkJames K. PolkJames Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...
bust, Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville - John RossJohn Ross (Cherokee chief)John Ross , also known as Guwisguwi , was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Native American Nation from 1828–1866...
bust, Hamilton County Courthouse, Chattanooga - Alexander P. StewartAlexander P. StewartAlexander Peter Stewart was a career United States Army officer, college professor, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
bust - VictoryVictoryVictory is successful conclusion of a fight or competition..Victory may refer to:**strategic victory**tactical victory** Pyrrhic victory, a victory at heavy cost to the victorious party**Victory columns**Victory Monuments**Victory personified...
statue, Bronx County World War I Memorial in Pelham Bay ParkPelham Bay ParkPelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx and extending partially into Westchester County, is at the largest public park in New York City. The section of the park within New York City's borders is more than three times the size of Manhattan's...
, New York City, with Leopold Scholz - VictoryVictoryVictory is successful conclusion of a fight or competition..Victory may refer to:**strategic victory**tactical victory** Pyrrhic victory, a victory at heavy cost to the victorious party**Victory columns**Victory Monuments**Victory personified...
statue, War Memorial Building, Legislative Plaza, Nashville, with Lee Scholz - Pediment sculptures of the Nashville Parthenon, with Leopold Scholz