Turtle Baby
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
h. 104.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
Accession Number
1923.724
Tags
female
About this artwork
Parsons achieved renown through her garden sculptures of young children accompanied by animals, which one commentator praised for capturing “the happiness of just being alive.” In Turtle Baby, her most famous composition, the figure of the girl was modeled after her daughter. Conceived as a fountain, the sculpture has internal water conduits exiting the mouths of the four turtles circling its base.