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Frances Hodgson Burnett Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Vonnoh, Bessie Potter, 1872-1955, sculptor. Embury, Aymar, II, architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Frances Hodgson Burnett Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Burnett Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1926-1936. Dedicated Jan. 1, 1936. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base and fountain pool: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture, rear of boulder:) BESSIE POTTER VONNOH SC. signed Description:  A boy playing a flute reclines along a boulder while a girl holding a seashell stands in front of him. At the girl's feet a birdbath continously spills into a large pool. The fountain figures are positioned in the middle of the pool. Subject:  Children Object -- Musical Instrument -- Flute Homage -- Burnett, Frances Hodgson Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Conservatory Gardens, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  The consulting architect was Aymar Embury II who expanded on a plan for the fountain designed by Vonnoh. The bronze figures were vandalized (the boy's arm and flute, and the girl's hand, and a bird were stolen) the Central Park Administrator's Office had the sculptor John Terken restore the fountain figures in 1980. He remodeled the lost parts, which were recast at the Roman Bronze Works. The work was a gift of the Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Committee. A 1905 clay sketch of the fountain figures is pictured in the Gayle and Cohen publication. Inscription on a nearby plaque reads: FOUNTAIN GROUP GIVEN TO/THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY/IN THE NAME OF/FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT/1849-1924 In 1980, after the piece was vandalized, the boy's arm and flute, and the girl's hand and bird were remodeled and cast. References:  Aronson, Julie, "Bessie Potter Vonnoh, sculptor of women," Athens, OH: Ohio University Press (Cincinnati Art Museum), 2008, fig. 78. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 233. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Aronson, Julie, "Bessie Potter Vonnoh, sculptor of women," Athens, OH: Ohio University Press (Cincinnati Art Museum), 2008, pg. 200. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76003471   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003471 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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