Caroline Peddle Ball (November 11, 1869 – October 1, 1938) was an American sculptor. She exhibited at both the 1893 Chicago Exposition and the 1900 Paris Exhibition.

Biography

Caroline Peddle was born in

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on November 11, 1869. She studied art at the

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, and the

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. She continued her education at the

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, under

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and

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. She was a member of the Guild of Arts and Crafts and of Art Students' League. Peddle Ball worked for the

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which exhibited her design at the 1893 Chicago Exposition. In the late 1890s, Peddle Ball traveled to Europe. She was in

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from September 1895 to March 1896. She had a studio in

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for several years beginning in May 1897. She received honorable mention at Paris Exhibition, 1900 the figure "Victory" on the United States building at the Exposition. Additionally she created a memorial fountain at Flushing, Long Island, a medallion portrait of Miss Cox of Terre Haute, a monument to a child in the same city. Peddle Ball returned to the United States in 1902. She maintained a working studio for the rest of her life, specializing in small bronzes depicting children. She died in

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, on October 1, 1938, aged 68.

Family

Caroline Peddle Ball was de younger sister of John B. Peddle. She Ball married Bertrand E. Ball on October 16, 1902. They had one child. The marriage would end in divorce.

Works

Peddle sketch.jpg, Initial sketch for the Isabella quarter, 1893 Gravitation. Medallion by Caroline Peddle Ball.jpg, Gravitation. Medallion, c. 1906 Child with picture book. Figurine by Caroline Peddle Ball.jpg, Child with picture book. Figurine, c. 1906

References

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