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Washington Park Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Staehli, John, d. 1921, sculptor. Title:  Washington Park Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  John Staehli Fountain, (sculpture). Portland's City Park Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast iron; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 7 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on bottom of pedestal, west side:) J. Staehli/Portland, Org./64 Second St. unsigned Description:  Decorative fountain stands in an octagonal retaining pool. Fountain consists of a pedestal and two basins. Both basins are round and the lower basin is larger than the upper basin. A narrow post separates them. There are four horned figures on the pedestal. Subject:  Fantasy -- Animal Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Portland, Metropolitan Arts Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1023, Portland, Oregon 97204 Located Washington Park, Junction of S.W. Sacajawea Boulevard & S.W. Sherwood Boulevard, Portland, Oregon Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Portland in 1891 for $400. Fountain was designed after a Rennaissance fountain, and was Portland's second piece of public art. No longer a working fountain, there was originally a figure of a boy holding either a fish or a torch. In the 1920s or the 1940s, the figure was broken and discarded. The fountain was restored in 1960. IAS contains an excerpt from the book "Festschrift: a collection of essays on architectural history," prepared by the Northern Pacific Coast Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 OR000110   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000110 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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