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    Rosenberg Fountain (Seawall and 31st Street), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, architect.
    Title: 
    Rosenberg Fountain (Seawall and 31st Street), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1898.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 7 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On top front, incised lettering:) MDCCCXCVIII (On middle front, incised lettering:) GIFT OF/HENRY ROSENBERG unsigned
    Description: 
    A fountain, with a rectangular trough at the base of the front side and curved front panel. On the rear, an elevated, curved, scalloped basin is set below a scalloped niche hood. Above the niche is a five-pointed star in bas-relief. Decorative scrolling and foliage accent the edges of the fountain.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Galveston
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Galveston, Office of the Mayor, 823 Rosenberg, Galveston, Texas 77550
    Located Seawall & 31st Street, Galveston, Texas
    Remarks: 
    The fountain was a gift to the City of Galveston from Henry Rosenberg, a wealthy banker who provided $30,000 in his will for "the erection of not less than ten drinking fountains for man and beast." In March and October of 1898, seventeen drinking fountains were installed around the city. Originally, several of the fountains had bronze ornamentation. For related reading see the Galveston Daily News, Aug. 20, 1975, pg. 6D. IAS files contain related articles from American Heritage 31 (June-July 1990): pg. 92; and the Houston Chronicle, April 26, 1989, pg. 1D and 5D. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Maury Darst's "The Rosenberg Fountains: A Report of the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Galveston, Texas," n.d.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001093
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