Field, Eugene, Little Boy Blue Statue in St. Joseph Public Library Photos (5), c. 1950s

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Little Boy Blue Statue, St. Joseph Public Library, c. 1950s

Name/Title

Field, Eugene, Little Boy Blue Statue in St. Joseph Public Library Photos (5), c. 1950s

Entry/Object ID

P1991.1H.303

Description

Field, Eugene, Little Boy Blue Statue in St. Joseph Public Library Photos (5), c. 1950s. b/w. Five views, one in color, of the statue sponsored by Women's Press Club in 1943 depicting the subject of Eugene Field's poem "Little Boy Blue". The poem describes a little boy playing with a toy solider and toy dog who places them on the shelf, sadly the boy does not return. It is likely Field wrote this poem in memory of his son Roswell, born in St. Joseph, who died here. The statue has been part of the lobby of the St. Joseph Public Library since its installation. Inscription " Erected to the memory of Eugene Field by the St. Joseph Women's Press Club, 1943" Original digital scan located on History CD 02.

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1950

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Poems

Search Terms

Field Family, Field, Eugene, Little Boy Blue Statue

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Field, Eugene

Provenance

Notes

Photos by SJM staff photographer, Don Reynolds