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Hebe at the Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Moretti, sculptor. (copy after) J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. Title:  Hebe at the Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Cast 1908. Dedicated July 23, 1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 2 x 2 ft. Inscription:  J. B. Mott Iron Works, New York (sic) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length female figure of Hebe, Greek goddess of youth. She wears classical robes and holds an urn against the proper right side of her torso. The cast metal sculpture is painted gold and stands on a round concrete base in the center of a concrete fountain basin. Twelve small water fountains surround the figure. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe Object -- Other -- Vase Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Crawford County, Third & Main Streets, Crawford County Courthouse, Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 Remarks:  Nearby plaque: "Fountain restored in memory of Robert Benham, County Assessor, 1961-1972." The sculpture is a life-sized replica of Moretti's "Hebe at the Fountain". IAS files contain an excerpt from the Crawford County Bicentennial Commission's "An Historical Salute to Crawford County", Van Buren, AR: The Courier, 1976, pg. 8. In 2003, the Department of Arkansas Heritage reported that this sculpture was moved to an indoor site, and was replaced by a second cast (74850034) taken directly from this sculpture. The images on file show the sculpture in its former outdoor location. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993. State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2003. 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 AR000347   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000347 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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