Details

Title

Love's Memories

Artist/Maker

Thomas Ball (American, 1819–1911 n)

Date

1873

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

30 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches

Credit

Gift of the West Foundation in honor of Gudmund Vigtel and Michael E. Shapiro

Accession #

2010.55

On View

On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 3, Gallery 311

Following the death of his father, Thomas Ball left school to support his family. He worked as an errand boy at the New England Museum in Boston, which led to his study and practice of art. Love’s Memories depicts a pensive Cupid seated on an Ionic capital. With his right leg crossed and his hand resting beneath his chin, the Cupid's posture is relaxed but thoughtful. This piece draws on Victorian sentiment and remains in the tradition of Ball’s realistic yet unpretentious sculpture.

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