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Bicentennial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Fowler, Ken, sculptor. Title:  Bicentennial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 4, 1976. Rededicated Oct. 23, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel and granite; Base: bricks. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 14 ft. x 10 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 19 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on sloped fountain perimeter:) Bicentennial Memorial Sculpture and Fountain/"Heritage - Festivals - Horizons."/Presented to the City of Austin by the Board of Realtors/July 4, 1976 unsigned Description:  A fountain sculpture with an abstracted version of the Texas flag in Cor-Ten steel, supported on one side by a granite block. The sculpture is set within a circular red brick fountain base, and water shoots up from the sunken center of the base. The entire fountain is surrounded by shrubs and enclosed by a circular rod iron fence. Subject:  Abstract Object -- Other -- Flag Allegory -- Place -- Texas Ceremony -- Festival Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, 200 South Lamar Boulevard, P. O. Box 1088, Austin, Texas 78767 Located Town Lake, Near intersection of South 1st Street & Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas Remarks:  IAS files contain a Parks & Recreation Department News Release, dated Oct. 16, 1991, which outlines the history and symbolism of sculpture. The sculpture and fountain were originally dedicated on July 4, 1976, presented by the Austin Board of Realtors as a Bicentennial memorial. Each part of the sculpture and fountain symbolizes the three word theme -- Heritage, Festivals, Horizons -- of America's Bicentennial celebration. The granite boulder, removed from the Tom Miller Dam, represents "Heritage" and connotes stability and dependability. The water spewing from the fountain symbolizes the excitement of festivals. Horizons are represented in the form of the sculpture itself with its steel arcs and flag. The deep red-brown color echos the sacrifices of Americans in defense of our ideals. The sculpture was rededicated on Oct. 23, 1991 "to celebrate the fountain's return to full operation." IAS files contain copy of rededication brochure and related excerpt from Deby Childress' "Austin Art Adventures," Austin: Acher M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, 1989, pg. 2. In 1993, at time of SOS! survey, the sculpture was decorated with a black bow in observance of "A Day Without Art," a national AIDS program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Childress, Deby, "Austin Art Adventures," Austin: University of Texas, 1989, pg. 2. 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 TX000634   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000634 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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