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Eckhart Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. Title:  Eckhart Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1911. Dedicated 1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted metal with a concrete base covered with ornamental steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. 2 1/2 ft.; Basin: approx. 1 x 2 x 2 ft. x Diam. 21 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  J.L. Mott New York Founder's mark appears. Description:  A two-tiered fountain set in a large concrete basin, topped with a sculpture of two boys. The boys are struggling with an escaping duck, whose neck is stretched upwards. The boys are reaching up and around the duck. The boys are clothed, but barefoot. The main water spout comes out of the duck's beak. The rim of the top basin is decorated with ram heads. The rim of the lower basin is decorated with lion heads. Subject:  Children Animal -- Bird -- Duck Homage -- Eckhart, Charles Animal -- Lion Animal -- Sheep Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Auburn Sculpture Owner:  Eckhart Public Libary, 603 South Jackson, Eckhart Public Library Park, Auburn, Indiana 46706 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of the Auburn Courier (Auburn, IN), Oct. 19, 1911. The fountain was donated by Charles Eckhart. The cost of the fountain was nearly $2,000. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Auburn Courier (Auburn, IN), Oct. 19, 1911. Illustration:  Image on file. Auburn Courier (Auburn, IN), Oct. 19, 1911. 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 IN000084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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