Belle Kinney was one of four children born to Captain D.C. Kenny and Elizabeth Morrison Kenny. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Belle Kinney won first prize at the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition for a bust of her father.
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At age 15, Belle Kinney was awarded a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with Lorado Taft. In 1907, at age 17, she received her first commission, to sculpt the statue of Jere Baxter, organizer of the Tennessee Central Railway. Following her work at the Art Institute, Kinney maintained a studio in Greenwich Village, during which time she met Austrian-born sculptor Leopold F. Scholz (1877–1946).[2] They married in 1921, and completed several other works together, 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). They also created both works representing Tennessee in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the US Capitol in Washington D.C.[3]
By 1948, Kinney was maintaining a studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[4] Kinney[5] died on August 27 or 28,[6] 1959 at age 69 in Boiceville, Ulster County, New York.[7]
Bronze bust of David Crockett, Trenton, Tennessee (1950)[10]
Referencesedit
^Van West, Carroll (2010). "Belle Kenny". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. The Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^Coleman, Christopher K. (1990). "From Monument to Museum: The Role of the Parthenon in the Culture of the New South". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 49 (3): 139–151. JSTOR 42626877.
^Architect of the Capitol, ‘’Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol’’, United States Printing Office, Washington 1965 pp. 244, 259
^"Historical News and Notices". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 7 (2): 186–192. June 1948. JSTOR 42620980.
^It is unclear when the spelling of her family name was changed to Kinney.
^The summary presented on 25 December 2009 in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture gives her death date as 28 August. However, two obituaries both dated 28 August, in 2 newspapers (the New York Times, and the Toledo Blade [1]) state that she died "yesterday".
^"Belle Kinney, Sculptor, Dies". New York Times. August 28, 1959. ProQuest 114671411.
^Courier, Thomas J. (2000). The White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court: Historic Self-guided Tours. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN9780738505572. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^Van West, Carroll (2010). "Belle Kinney". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. The Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^"Historical News and Notices". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 9 (3): 286–288. September 1950. JSTOR 42621049.
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War Memorial Statue, Tennessee State Library and Archives
War Memorial Statue, Tennessee State Library and Archives
Belle Kinney (Scholz) in her New York Studio, Tennessee State Library and Archives
February 15, 2024
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Belle Marshall Kinney Scholz 1890 1959 was an American sculptor born in Tennessee who worked and died in New York state Belle Kinney ScholzBornBelle Marshall Kinney1890Nashville TennesseeDied1959 aged 68 69 NationalityAmericanAlma materArt Institute of ChicagoKnown forsculptureSpouseLeopold Scholz Contents 1 Early life 2 Sculpting career 3 Work 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBelle Kinney was one of four children born to Captain D C Kenny and Elizabeth Morrison Kenny She was born in Nashville Tennessee 1 Belle Kinney won first prize at the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition for a bust of her father Sculpting career editAt age 15 Belle Kinney was awarded a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago where she studied with Lorado Taft In 1907 at age 17 she received her first commission to sculpt the statue of Jere Baxter organizer of the Tennessee Central Railway Following her work at the Art Institute Kinney maintained a studio in Greenwich Village during which time she met Austrian born sculptor Leopold F Scholz 1877 1946 2 They married in 1921 and completed several other works together 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 They also created both works representing Tennessee in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the US Capitol in Washington D C 3 By 1948 Kinney was maintaining a studio in Chattanooga Tennessee 4 Kinney 5 died on August 27 or 28 6 1959 at age 69 in Boiceville Ulster County New York 7 Work edit nbsp nbsp Andrew Jackson 1927 and John Sevier 1931 at the U S Capitol executed with Leopold Scholz Bust of Richard Owen Indianapolis 1913 replica at Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Women of the Confederacy Jackson Mississippi 1917 Tennessee Monument to the Women of the Confederacy Nashville Tennessee 1926 Jere Baxter statue Jere Baxter School Nashville 1907 Andrew Jackson statue National Statuary Hall Collection U S Capitol Washington D C 1927 8 John Sevier statue National Statuary Hall Collection U S Capitol 1931 General Joseph E Johnston statue Dalton Georgia 1912 Admiral Albert Gleaves bust Annapolis Maryland 1938 Andrew Jackson bust Tennessee State Capitol Nashville James K Polk bust Tennessee State Capitol Nashville John Ross bust Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga Tennessee 1958 Alexander P Stewart bust Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga Tennessee 1911 Victory statue Bronx County World War I Memorial in Pelham Bay Park New York City with Leopold Scholz 1933 Victory statue War Memorial Auditorium Legislative Plaza Nashville with Leopold Scholz 1929 Pediment sculptures of the Nashville Parthenon with Leopold Scholz 1920 30 9 Bronze bust of David Crockett Trenton Tennessee 1950 10 References edit Van West Carroll 2010 Belle Kenny The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture The Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press Retrieved October 15 2015 Coleman Christopher K 1990 From Monument to Museum The Role of the Parthenon in the Culture of the New South Tennessee Historical Quarterly 49 3 139 151 JSTOR 42626877 Architect of the Capitol Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol United States Printing Office Washington 1965 pp 244 259 Historical News and Notices Tennessee Historical Quarterly 7 2 186 192 June 1948 JSTOR 42620980 It is unclear when the spelling of her family name was changed to Kinney The summary presented on 25 December 2009 in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture gives her death date as 28 August However two obituaries both dated 28 August in 2 newspapers the New York Times and the Toledo Blade 1 state that she died yesterday Belle Kinney Sculptor Dies New York Times August 28 1959 ProQuest 114671411 Courier Thomas J 2000 The White House the Capitol and the Supreme Court Historic Self guided Tours Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738505572 Retrieved October 15 2015 Van West Carroll 2010 Belle Kinney The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture The Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press Retrieved October 15 2015 Historical News and Notices Tennessee Historical Quarterly 9 3 286 288 September 1950 JSTOR 42621049 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belle Kinney Scholz Image of John Ross bust Nashville Public Television profile on YouTube War Memorial Statue Tennessee State Library and Archives War Memorial Statue Tennessee State Library and Archives Belle Kinney Scholz in her New York Studio Tennessee State Library and Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belle Kinney Scholz amp oldid 1183659081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
