Melvin Earl Cummings

Melvin Earl Cummings (August 13, 1876 – July 21, 1936), also known as M. Earl Cummings, was an American sculptor active in San Francisco, California.

Biography Melvin Earl Cummings was born on August 13, 1876, in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the age of 20, his entire family moved to San Francisco.

Cummings also served on San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Board of Park Commissioners from 1904 until his death, and several of his works are located in the park. His son, Ramy Ramsdale Cummings, was the model for his father's "Indian Boy" statue in the Pool of Enchantment grouping, Statue of Robert Burns, Golden Gate Park. Pool of Enchantment, M. H. deYoung Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park. Neptune's Daughter, Golden Gate Park. Sun Dial, Golden Gate Park. Becker Fountain, Golden Gate Park. Rideout Fountain, Golden Gate Park. Le Soif Fountain, Washington Square, San Francisco. Bas-relief of George Hearst, Mining Building, University of California. Portrait of General Richard W. Young, Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah.