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    		• Bitter, Karl,
     
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    		• Hastings, Thomas,
     
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    		• Gruppe, Karl Heinrich,
     
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    		• Piccirilli, Orazio,
     
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    		• Konti, Isidore,
     
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    		• Carrere & Hastings,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Nude
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Object -- Fruit
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Pulitzer Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor.
    Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, architect.
    Gruppe, Karl Heinrich, 1893-1982, sculptor.
    Piccirilli, Orazio, sculptor.
    Konti, Isidore, 1862-1938, carver.
    Carrere & Hastings, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Pulitzer Fountain, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Fountain of Abundance, (sculpture).
    Pomona, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1913-1916. Dedicated May 1916.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Hauteville marble; Fountain basin: pink Tennessee marble; Coping: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 72 ft. 1 in. x 82 ft. 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 25 ft. x 72 ft. 1 in. x 83 in.
    Description: 
    The fountain consists of six basins of decreasing diameters rising in pyramidal form. In the center of the top basin is a pedestal decorated with garlands on which stands the nude female figure of Pomona, goddess of abundance holding a basket of fruits. Pomona bends forward, curving toward her right, and steps up with her proper left leg. Giant horns of plenty flank the fountain on both sides.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Nude
    Object -- Other -- Container
    Mythology -- Classical -- Pomona
    Object -- Fruit
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Central Park, Grand Army Plaza, New York, New York 10021
    Remarks: 
    Funded by a 50,000 dollar bequest of Joseph Pulitzer. Monument committee: executors of the Pulitzer Estate. Thomas Hastings designed the fountain. Karl Bitter designed the figure of Pomona in 1898. It was cast after the artist's death in 1915. Karl Gruppe enlarged Bitter's two-foot model and Isidore Konti slightly modified it. Orazio Piccirilli designed the horns of plenty. Inscription on nearby plaque reads: The Restoration of/Grand Army Plaza/and/The Pulitzer Fountain/was made possible through the efforts of/The Central Park Conservancy/The Grand Army Plaza/Pulitzer Fountain Partnership/Chairman/Leonard A. Lauder Ira Millstein Ira Neimark/Major Benefactors/ (list of names)/Leading Contributers (list of names). IAS files contain related articles from New York Times, Jan. 26, 1913 and Aug. 22, 1928.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 192-193.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0118, 1989.
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
    Monumental News, Feb., March, and April 1913.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 192-193.
    Monumental News, April 1913, pg. 263 and cover.
    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 76003537
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