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Barrett, Oliver,
Linde, Carl,
California Art Bronze Foundry,
Religion -- Old Testament
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Rebecca at the Well, (sculpture).
Artist:
Barrett, Oliver, sculptor.
Linde, Carl, architect.
California
Art
Bronze
Foundry
,
founder
.
Title:
Rebecca at the Well, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Shemanski Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1926. 1927.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure:
bronze
; Fountain structure: cast sandstone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 14 in.; Overall fountain structure: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 18 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
O. Barrett SC '27 Cal. Br.
Foundry
, L.A (Incised around top of fountain structure:) TO THE PEOPLE OF/THE CITY OF PORTLAND/BY JOSEPH SHEMANSKI signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
Figure of a woman, Rebecca, holding a jug on her proper right shoulder. She stands within a triangular fountain structure with arches and a roof. There are drinking fountains around the bottom of the structure, as well as basins for dogs close to the ground. The bottom of the structure is decorated with busts of females.
Subject:
Religion -- Old Testament -- Rebecca
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Portland, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Room 1302, Portland, Oregon 97204
Located South Park Blocks, Between Salmon & Main, Portland, Oregon
Remarks:
Gift of Joseph Shemanski. Barrett was the sculptor of the figure of Rebecca; Linde was the architect of the overall fountain structure. For related articles see: The Scribe, Jan. 1, 1926 and Oct. 20, 1939; and Oregon Journal, Oct. 23, 1955. For related book see: "Portland's Public Art: A Guide and History," by Norma Catherine Gleason and Chet Orloff, [Portland, OR]: Western Imprints, [1983].
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Oregon Historical Society, 1976.
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 75007623
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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