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    Hebe Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Hebe Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1893. Rededicated Oct. 8, 1972.
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    Medium: 
    Fountain: cast iron; Base: concrete, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. 22 x 10 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 8 x 8 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 30 ft.
    Inscription: 
    J.L. Mott, N.Y. (On base plaque:) ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER/J. L. MOTT, NY/RESTORED BY Robinson Iron/ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA 1987 Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A two tiered fountain topped by a bare-breasted female figure representing Hebe, the Greek Goddess of Youth. She holds a wine goblet in her raised proper left hand and a pitcher in her raised proper right hand. Four naked cherubs are perched around the rim of the second tier. Beneath the second tier are two swans and four little children. The fountain is installed in the center of a large circular basin.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe
    Religion -- Angel
    Animal -- Bird -- Swan
    Children
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Michigan Veteran's Facility, 3000 Monroe Street, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: HEBE/GREEK GODDESS OF YOUTH/Originally Constructed in 1893/by the J. L. Mott Iron Works/New York, New York/Restored in 1987/by Robinson Iron/Alexander City, Alabama/using original Mott molds/Foundation/Plumbing/Electrical/by M.V.F. Maintenance Staff/Restoration project funded by/State of Michigan,/M.V.F. Board of Managers and/Contribution from Community Supporters. The inscription on another nearby plaque reads: HISTORIC/LANDMARK/No. 58/HEBE FOUNTAIN/1893/GRAND RAPIDS HISTORIC/PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
    References: 
    Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 84.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 84.
    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 87750016
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