The Frog Baby statue was cast by Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons in 1937 and has been moved several times prior to becoming what it is known as today.

The statue commemorates Alexander M. Bracken, who served on the Ball State Board of Trustees for 22 years and is also the son-in-law of Frank C.Ball.

Granite, limestone and stainless squares on the face of the wall depict the diverse student body of Ball State University.

Eric asked Jan Martin, sculptor and artist from Indianapolis, to create clay renditions of the Rude and Lazy Frogs from his sketches...which he did to perfection!> Currently, the statue resides in a fountain close to the university's library for safekeeping.

Students no longer rub the statue's nose for good luck, but they have started a new Frog Baby tradition.

[6] On April 10th 2024, Barstool Ball State shared three images of Frog Baby vandalized yet again--this time draped in flowers, along with a dildo and blue plastic bags affixed to its waist with black tape.

[7] Barstool, whom captioned the post "Look how they’ve massacred my boy", noted in a comment that they are "not glorifying this act at all", urging students to "not put sex toys on a brass statue of a child".

She studied at the Art Students League of New York with John Twachtman, Daniel Chester French, and George Bernard and won scholarships and prizes for her sculptures.

Edith Parson's sculptures can be found in Memphis Public Park, Tennessee; the Cleveland Museum, Ohio; Ball State University, Indiana and many other places.

[9] A common misconception is that the Frog Baby statue at Ball State was made specifically for the university and that it is the only copy that exists.