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(Entrance Fountain), (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. Title:  (Entrance Fountain), (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze and pink marble; Base: pink marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. 33 x 33 x 40 in. Inscription:  (On center of relief plaque in raised letters:) FOR.THE.COOL.OF/THE.WATERS.THAT./RUN.THROUGH.THE./SHADOWY.PLACES./I.WILL.GIVE.THANKS./AND.ADORE.THEE./GOD.OF.THE.OPEN.AIR. signed Description:  A sculpture consisting of a bas-relief plaque set in stone. The relief plaque, art nouveau in style, depicts a pair of nude children kneeling in symmetry with a swag of blossoms draped over a tablet between them. The sculpture is placed atop a large irregularly-shaped stone base with a fountain bowl in the top. Subject:  Children Object -- Flower Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Fountain Relief Sculpture Owner:  Woodland Cemetery, 118 Woodland Avenue, Near Waldo Street entrance, Dayton, Ohio 45409 Remarks:  IAS files contain related excerpts from James M. Dennis' "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor, 1867-1915, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 130-131; and Mary Earl Rogers' "Woodland: 150 Years," pg. 13. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Dennis, James M., "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor, 1867-1915," Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 130. Related Works:  Companion to: OH000475. 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 OH000474   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000474 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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