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Cascading Waterfall, (sculpture). Artist:  Earley, John Joseph, 1881-1945, sculptor. Burnap, George, landscape architect. Peaslee, Horace W., 1884- , architect. Title:  Cascading Waterfall, (sculpture). Dates:  1912-1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fountain: concrete; Base: concrete aggregate. Dimensions:  Fountain: approx. W. 300 ft. Description:  Fountain installation consisting of architectural elements and plantings which are characteristic of the sixteenth-century Italian villas. The main element is a series of thirteen large, semi-circular basins over which the water falls in the effect of a cascade. Water flows from two terrace fountains and reappears in three columns of water and two shell spills in five niches which are located in the face of terrace retaining wall. Water continues from two basin and two spout overflows into a series of thirteen cascade basins which are graduated in size with large pools at the top and bottom. There are four grotesque mask spouts, four urn jets, two dolphin sprays, and eight jets of white water which freshen the large pool in the lower garden. Additional niches and shell overflows are located on the 16th Street side of the fountain. A recirculation system for the water is located in a control room under the great wall. The cascade is flanked by parallel walks, bordered by close plantings of shrubs. Subject:  Architecture -- Classical Architecture -- Detail -- Wall Architecture -- Detail -- Stairs Architecture -- Detail -- Gargoyle Animal -- Dolphin Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Meridian Hill Park, 15th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HAB No. DC-532) for Meridian Hill Park which describes the fountain in great detail. IAS image files contain views of the fountain with and without water. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia 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 DC000118   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000118 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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