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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield
     
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    (Fountain), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect.
    Title: 
    (Fountain), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1916.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Fountain: Italian marble and bronze; Basin: marble and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. H. 4 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 18 in. x Diam. 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A fountain consisting of a smaller, round basin mounted on a pedestal set in the middle of a larger, round basin. The moldings of the upper basin and the pedestal are decorated. Water sprays from jets in the upper pedestal. Turtles are set at the four corners of the lower portion of the pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Ridgefield, Parks and Recreation Commission, 60 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
    Located Opposite 89 Main Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    The artist, Cass Gilbert, had a long association with Ridgefield and was involved in efforts to preserve and beautify the town's Main Street. He not only designed and donated the fountain, but provided a planting plan and arranged for its permanent maintenance. Its location on a traffic island in the middle of an intersection has made it vulnerable to damage from motor vehicles, and it has been hit repeatedly over the years. As early as 1933 the turtles had to be recast. In May 1988 it was hit by a truck and shattered into 359 pieces, but was reassembled and patched later that year. For related articles see: Ridgefield Press (Ridgefield, CT), Jan. 5, 1978; and Danbury News-Times (Danbury, CT), July 22, 1988; Dec. 11, 1988; and Jan. 16, 1990. Unpublished archival materials are housed in the Cass Gilbert Collection of the Ridgefield Historical Society, Ridgefield, CT.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000163
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