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    The Bicentennial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Robinson Iron, founder.
    Title: 
    The Bicentennial Fountain, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Swan, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1887. Replacement swan: 1975.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Fountain: pewter or aluminum; Basin: aluminum.
    Dimensions: 
    Swan: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 2 1/2 ft. x 2/1 2 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 4 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Pool: approx. Diam. 32 ft.
    Description: 
    Two-tiered fountain, topped by a birdbath with swan, stands in a circular pool. At the top, the swan stands with wings outspread and head upraised. Water spurts from its mouth. The stem of the birdbath is decorated with reliefs of swans. The lower tier of the fountain is octagonal-shaped. The fountain and pool are fenced.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Swan
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Warren
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Warren, 391 Mahoning, Warren, Ohio 44483
    Located Courthouse Square Park, Warren, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The original fountain was erected the City Council in 1887. In 1975, the fountain was restored for the American Bicentennial, with funding provided by the Warren-Trumbull Bicentennial Commission and the Warren Jr. Womens League. At that time a new pedestal and aluminum swan were added, replacing an earlier (different style) swan which was not part of the original fountainhead. A new walkway and four iron benches were also added.
    In August 1985, the fountainhead was taken out and replaced with a miniature Statue of Liberty, for the Italian-American Heritage Festival. The swan was put back in the spring of 1986, but was knocked over by vandals in June. It was restored again in 1987.
    IAS files contain articles from the Warren Tribune-Chronicle, July 1, 1975, Dec. 28, 1986, and Jan. 7, 1987, which list media as aluminum. SOS! survey lists media as pewter
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994.
    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 OH000591
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