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Albert Weiblen Marble & Granite Works,
Mythology -- Classical
Dress -- Historic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Fountain
Sculpture
Bloom Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Albert
Weiblen
Marble
&
Granite
Works,
fabricator
.
Title:
Bloom Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1927.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Basin:
granite
.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.; Basin: approx. 11 ft. 3 in. x 11 1/2 ft. x 11 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) BEQUEATHED TO THE CITY OF VICKSBURG BY/1855 LOUIS BLOOM 1926 unsigned
Description:
Sculpture consists of a three-basin fountain topped with a full-length figure of Hebe. The figure wears Classical sleeveless robes. Her hair is pinned up and she holds a jug in her proper right hand and a cup in her upraised proper left hand. The bottom basin is octagonal and topped with an octagonal pedestal. This pedestal supports a round basin topped with a round pedestal, which in turn supports the small round basin which holds the figure.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe
Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Vicksburg, Department of Public Works, P. O. Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg Rose Garden, Monroe Street at Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Remarks:
The sculpture was a bequest of Louis Bloom in 1926 and cost $6,500.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
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 MS000388
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000388
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