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Kleinsteuber, Herman,
Ritzert, Ben P.,
Seale, Mary Ellen,
Cut Art & Stone Company,
Braun Construction Company,
Animal -- Amphibian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Fountain
Sculpture
The German Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kleinsteuber, Herman, sculptor.
Ritzert, Ben P., architect.
Seale, Mary Ellen, landscape architect.
Cut
Art
&
Stone
Company
,
fabricator
.
Braun Construction
Company
, contractor.
Title:
The German Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Groundbreaking Oct. 6 1988. Dedicated Oct. 6 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Basin: cast iron; Pedestal: cast
stone
, granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 5 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A circular fountain consisting of a cast-iron basin, a cast-stone pedestal and reflecting pool, surrounded by four benches. The basin is decorated with leaves and frogs and sits atop the pedestal. The pedestal is finished in granite and sits in the middle of a circular reflecting pool. Water fountains out of the cast-iron basin.
Subject:
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Savannah, Park & Tree Department, P.O. Box 1027, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Located Orleans Square, Savannah, Georgia
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "GERMAN MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. This fountain commemorates the religious, social, agricultural, economic and political contributions of early German immigrants to the establishment and growth of the colony of Georgia. Erected and dedicated in 1989 by their descendants. Members of German Heritage Society, German Friendly Society, German Salzberger Society." The fountain cost $45,000, much of which was covered by donations of services and materials. The basin was donated by Sidney Raskin. IAS files contain excerpt from Dorothy H. Stewart's "The Monuments and Fountains of Savannah: a Report for the Savannah Park & Tree Department," 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
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 GA000404
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000404
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