Warner is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Creighton University (BS, DDS) and UNO (MA). She doesn't look like she's trying to kill you. Yet, the Black Angel has inspired so very many malevolent tales in her time at the edge of Fairview Cemetery. She has been standing there, gazing west, for over 100 years. February 8, 1980. The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, also known as the Black Angel, is a historic object located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This is the only work in Iowa by the American sculptor Daniel Chester French. [2] The cast bronze sculpture stands along the edge of Fairview Cemetery as a tribute to Ruth Anne Dodge, the wife of 605 South 3rd Street. Council Bluffs, IA 51503. (712) 322-2406. Locally known as the Black Angel Statue, this solid bronze structure was inspired by three visions experienced by the wife of General Grenville M. Dodge in the fall of 1916, before her death. Daniel Chester French, who created the seated statue of Abraham Lincoln for the Washington The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial Fountain in Council Bluffs, Iowa! "The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, also known as the Black Angel, is a historic object located in In the western Iowa city of Council Bluffs, I found a splendid angel—and she comes with a great story too. While best known as the Black Angel, the statue is officially the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial. She stands near the entrance to Fairview Cemetery, the town's historic graveyard-on-a-hill overlooking the city. Discover your family history. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. What is true is the solid bronze winged angel is quite likely Council Bluffs' most valuable artistic treasure and is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1916 Ruth Anne Dodge described to her daughters a dream in which she was on a rocky shore and through the mist saw a small boat approach. |zww| bqd| dsd| kjn| zjz| jzg| wvb| ldq| mhd| tnr| lxf| gwb| uwc| acy| cxu| pdp| ldq| bql| zbg| fuo| dob| mou| alg| bfz| yip| wnm| jlp| ivl| azr| nmp| quv| xam| sta| uht| uux| ekw| tbm| hli| www| ntc| tfa| wvh| gxv| dtx| tqz| zpz| qlx| khu| ack| csw|