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The Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Harvey, Eli, 1860-1957, sculptor. Stoughton, Charles W., 1871-1945, architect. Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936, painter. Title:  The Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Abundance, (sculpture). Queensboro Bridge Market Fountain, (sculpture). Queensborough Bridge Market Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 13, 1919. Rededicated June 3, 2003. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fountain: granite; Mosaic: glass. Description:  A fountain sculpture consisting of a granite stele adorned at the base with an ox head fountain spout above which is a rectangular glass mosaic depicting an allegorical figure of Abundance and a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables. Subject:  Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Object -- Other -- Cornucopia Object -- Fruit Object -- Vegetable Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Bridgemarket, 413 East 59th Street, at the Queensboro Bridge, New York, New York Remarks:  Charles W. Stoughton created the architectural setting for the fountain; Edwin Blashfield designed the mosaic centerpiece figure of Abundance leaning on a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables; and Eli Harvey created the ox head from which water flows from the mouth into a small basin. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: THE EVANGELINE BLASHFIELD / FOUNTAIN / DEDICTED MAY 13, 1919 / A GIFT OF THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW YORK/TO THE CITY IN HONOR OF/ EVANGELINE WILBOUR BLASHVIELD / WHO SOUGHT TO BEAUTIFY PUBLIC SPACE / AND PROVIDE WATER FOR VENDORS AT THE / OPEN-AIR MARKETPLACE ORIGINALLY ON THIS SITE. / EDWIN H. BLASHFIELD, MOSAIC / ELI HARVEY, SCULPTURE / CHARLES W. STOUGHTON, ARCHITECTURE / RESTORED IN 2002 WITH A GRANT FROM FLORENCE D'URSO / IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND, CAMILLO, / THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY'S / ADOTE-A-MURAL PROGRAM / IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE / ART COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND / NYC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, / AND WITH FUNDS FROM SHELDON M. GORDON. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. Weiner, Mina Rieur, ed., "Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist," New York, NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 2009, pg. 40. Inventory staff, 2010. 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 87870235   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870235 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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