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Museum collections / Art Institute of Chicago

Whispering Zephyr — Thomas Ball. Whispering Zephyr, 1881–85. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00001872

Whispering Zephyr

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Inscriptions

Signature: "T BALL" incised in capitals at right of rondel

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Quick Overview

Artist: Thomas Ball / American, 1819–1911
Date: 1881–85
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Diam.: 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: sculpture
Place: United States
Department: Arts of the Americas
Credit line: Roger McCormick Fund
Accession no.: 1987.116

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