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KIMBALL, Isabel Moore 1863-1950

MOORE, KIMBALL, NOBLE

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Date: 9/30/2011 at 20:53:38

Isabel (Moore) Kimball 1863-1950
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Isabel Moore was born at Wentworth, Mitchell county, Iowa in 1863. She died at Riceville, Iowa, in 1950. She was the daughter of D.W. Kimball of McIntire, Iowa, and a niece of W.W. Kimball the Kimball Piano maker.
In 1902 it was stated that Isabelle Moore Kimball was a teacher of sculpture at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, but much of her work has been done in Chicago.
She studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago, and taught school for a time in Mitchell county, Iowa. Two of her more famous works include the statue of "Wynona" the Indian maiden, and daughter of chief Wabasha III, and "Merchild," a 1914 bronze statue of a child mermaid.
Isabel Moore Kimball is the great aunt of, the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, Professor Emeritus Martha van Steenderen.
Most of her summers were spent in Riceville where she worked and sometimes taught pupils from the local area and away. Shows of the works produced at her summer art school were held in the studio at Kimball Knoll, and on one occasion she helped organize an exhibit of local handiwork, including many articles by older people of the time in the room over Noble's hardware store. Thus, she promoted appreciation for the artistic and mechanical skills to be found close to home as well as the great art of other times and places.
From July 1917 to April 16, 1941, Isabel kept a home on a hilltop at Mountainville, New York, to which she and her artist friends could retreat from New York City. They planted many flowers, shrubs, and fruit trees, making an ideal setting for painting, drawing, and just enjoying the pleasures of nature.
Friends and relatives from her Iowa home were also welcomes many times over the years. In the 1930's she joined the Fifteen Gallery in Manhattan, wheose members collaborated to rent space to exhibit and market their work and that of invited artists and organizations. In her later years, she lived with her widowed sister, Elizabeth, in Elgin, Illinois, and finally returned in 1947 to Riceville with Elizabeth to live with their nephew, Curtis Noble's family.
She died at home at Kimball Knoll on June 5, 1950, and is remembered for her devotion to her family and the love for art she brought to those who knew her.
[ Read the entire biography about Isabel on the IaGenWeb bios board for Mitchell county. ]
[ MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 ]
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The photo below is of Isabell Moore Kimball at work sculpting.

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Obituary: Isabel (Moore) Kimball 1863-1950 #1: Isabel Moore was born at Wentworth, Mitchell county, Iowa in 1863. She died at Riceville, Iowa, in 1950. She was the daughter of D.W. Kimball of McIntire, Iowa, and a niece of W.W. Kimball the Kimball Piano maker. In 1902 it was stated that Isabelle Moore Kimball was a teacher of sculpture at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, but much of her work has been done in Chicago. She studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago, and taught school for a time in Mitchell county, Iowa. Two of her more famous works include the statue of "Wynona" the Indian maiden, and daughter of chief Wabasha III, and "Merchild," a 1914 bronze statue of a child mermaid. Isabel Moore Kimball is the great aunt of, the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, Professor Emeritus Martha van Steenderen. Most of her summers were spent in Riceville where she worked and sometimes taught pupils from the local area and away. Shows of the works produced at her summer art school were held in the studio at Kimball Knoll, and on one occasion she helped organize an exhibit of local handiwork, including many articles by older people of the time in the room over Noble's hardware store. Thus, she promoted appreciation for the artistic and mechanical skills to be found close to home as well as the great art of other times and places. From July 1917 to April 16, 1941, Isabel kept a home on a hilltop at Mountainville, New York, to which she and her artist friends could retreat from New York City. They planted many flowers, shrubs, and fruit trees, making an ideal setting for painting, drawing, and just enjoying the pleasures of nature. Friends and relatives from her Iowa home were also welcomes many times over the years. In the 1930's she joined the Fifteen Gallery in Manhattan, wheose members collaborated to rent space to exhibit and market their work and that of invited artists and organizations. In her later years, she lived with her widowed sister, Elizabeth, in Elgin, Illinois, and finally returned in 1947 to Riceville with Elizabeth to live with their nephew, Curtis Noble's family. She died at home at Kimball Knoll on June 5, 1950, and is remembered for her devotion to her family and the love for art she brought to those who knew her. [ Read the entire biography about Isabel on the IaGenWeb bios board for Mitchell county. ] [ MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The photo below is of Isabell Moore Kimball at work sculpting.
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