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Title
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Ruth Anne Dodge, Plaque
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Biographical Text
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Bronze plaque describing the Black Angel statue.
The Black Angel statue was sculpted by Daniel Chester French. It honors Dodge and commemorates her death. The Black Angel is inspired by a dream French is said to have had three nights before her death in 1916. In the dream, Dodge was on a rocky shore and approached by a small angel who offered her a drink. The dream occurred for three nights in a row, and on the third night, Dodge took a drink. She died soon after. The statue was commissioned by Dodge’s daughters in 1920. The statue depicts an angel with widespread wings, offering a bowl from which water flows. The monument is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The monument was restored in 1984.
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Text
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[Text on Plaque]
THE RUTH ANNE DODGE
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
THIS MEMORIAL STRUCTURE, DEDICATED IN
1920, REPRESENTS A DREAM EXPERIENCED BY
RUTH ANNE DODGE. THE ANGEL, ON THE
PROW OF A BOAT, EXTENDS HER HAND AND
OFFERS THE WATER OF LIFE. THE ARTIST
WAS THE AMERICAN SCULPTOR, DANIEL
CHESTER FRENCH. (1850 - 1931)
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Date Created
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1920
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Date Modified
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1984
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Type
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English
Signage
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Project Researcher
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Bysterbusch, Hailey
