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Swann Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor. Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944, architect. Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine, architectural firm. Title:  Swann Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fountain of Three Rivers, (sculpture). Swann Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Dedicated July 1924. Rededicated June 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. 2 in.; Pool: approx. Diam. 124 ft. Description:  Three Native-American figures, representing three rivers: the Delaware, the Schuylkill, and the Wissahickon, recline at the center of circular fountain pool. The two female figures hold swans and the male figure holds a fish. Jets of water spray from the head of each figure. A large water jet sprays water up from the center of the figure group. Out in the surrounding pool, there are bronze frogs and turtles which face the center and spray water towards the figures. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Place -- Rivers Waterscape -- River -- Wissahickon Creek Waterscape -- River -- Schuylkill River Waterscape -- River -- Delaware River Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Located Logan Circle, 19th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Given by the Philadelphia Fountain Society through Fairmount Park Commission and a bequest in 1891 by Maria J. Swann in memory of her husband, Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, organizer of the Fountain Society. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 230-239. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 216. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 230-239. 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 77001293   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001293 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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