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Independence Square Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Mulligan, Charles J., 1866-1916, sculptor. Title:  Independence Square Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fourth of July Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1902. Dedicated July 4, 1902. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. Diam 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Diam. 20 ft. Description:  This fountain consists of a base which hints at the shape of the Liberty Bell topped by four figures of children celebrating the Fourth of July. The children, two boys and two girls, are dressed in typical turn-of-the-century garb such as high-button shoes and knickers. They carry flares, noise makers, a drum, and a bugle. A flag at the top swirls around one boy. Water sprays out from the objects they hold and from jets located around the perimeter of the fountain basin. A tall fence surrounds the fountain basin. Subject:  Children Ceremony -- Holiday -- Fourth of July Object -- Other -- Flag Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bugle Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program, 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Located Independence Square, Intersection of Douglas and Independence Boulevards, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Bronze plaques with bas-relief scenes showing an Indian facing a file of colonial troops and the signing of the Declaration of Independence were once attached to the base, but are now missing. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 311. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 46-47. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0036, 1989. Monumental News, Aug. 1902, pg. 476. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 311. 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 75004307   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004307 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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