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Winter's magic artistry touches Dodge Memorial
...by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge memorial statue and fountain ...transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow....of a boat, resembles a fairy from an enchanted realm in the glow.
Famed Black Angel to the Bluffs park board
Work of art . . . the Black Angel, by Daniel Chester French, was built as a memorial to Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge. --Nonpareil Photo.
Look homeward, angel? Move still a possibility
Looking as it did . . .when placed in 1919, file photo shows memorial statue with water running from bowl. Fountain may be repaired this year. Sculptor Daniel Chester French once said the sculpture was his finest work. --Nonpareil Photo.
Will 'Black Angel' finally be moved?
The 'Black Angel'
Big Scoop for J student
The Black Angel . . . may be turning a little green with age but it sure didn't need a coat of paint by vandals.
Cost approximately $12,000, park board may move famous Black Angel to Dodge House
Moving the Black Angel . . .from the top of Lafayette Avenue would cost about $12,000. --Nonpareil Photo.
Black Angel at Dodge Memorial Park
Black Angel
Black Angel at Dodge Memorial Park
Black Angel with snow.
Black Angel at Dodge Memorial Park
Black Angel
Black Angel at Dodge Memorial Park
Dodge Memorial Park with snow.
Black Angel at Dodge Memorial Park
Black Angel
Black Angel re-dedication at Dodge Memorial park
Black Angel re-dedication at Dodge Memorial Park
Black Angel re-dedication at Dodge Memorial park
Black Angel re-dedication at Dodge Memorial Park
Money Flowing In As 'Black Angel' Work Continues
Above is an artist's rendering of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial upon completion of restoration work.
Arts Council Begins Sprucing of 'Angel'
Mayda Goodberry . . . , a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council.
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
The Black Angel . . . located near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street, was dedicated to the late Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge in 1920. At that time the statue was bronze, but through the years the weather has changed her to black. Now the weather…
The Black Angel: Fountain, Bluffs Heritage Flow Anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Waiting For The Touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Anne Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, Black Angel
Angel Lights: Colored lights mounted in surrounding tree limbs illuminate the Black Angel, near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street. The lights were installed by the City Park Board.