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  • Monti, Edward P.,
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
     
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  • Fountain
     
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    Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Monti, Edward P., 1927- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Fountain, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Garden Type Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1979.
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    Medium: 
    Fountain: Quincy granite; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Basin: approx. W. 12 ft. x D. 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on lower section of fountain:) SCULPTURED/BY/EDWARD MONTI/QUINCY/MASS signed
    Description: 
    A tall, square, ziggurat-shaped piece of granite, carved into a spiral, down which water gushes into a square, flat basin.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Boston University, Department of Building and Grounds, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    Located Boston University, Bay State Road & Granby Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    Remarks: 
    The fountain was created in conjunction with Boston University's Environmental Awareness Program, which in 1975 launched a plan to build a series of mini parks around the campus. IAS files contain an article from The Patriot Ledger (Massachusetts), June 7, 1979, pg. 31.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000099
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