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Milles, Carl,
Mythology -- Classical
Animal -- Fish
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Fountain
Sculpture
Sunday Morning in Deep Waters, (sculpture).
Artist:
Milles, Carl, 1875-1955, sculptor.
Title:
Sunday Morning in Deep Waters, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Thomas Cooley Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1941.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 3 ft. x 64 in.; Granite base: approx. 1 ft. x 3 1/2 ft. x 6 ft.; Concrete base: approx. 9 x 38 x 68 in.; Pool: approx. L. 20 ft. x W. 30 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower part of sculpture, incised lettering:) Carl Milles/Fecit 1941 (On front of sculpture, in raised lettering:) SUNDAY MORNING (Back of sculpture:) DEEP WATERS signed
Description:
An Art Deco style, cast bronze fountain sculpture depicting Triton blowing a horn and cavorting with his four sons. Water sprays from Triton's horn which he holds up to his lips with both hands. Water also sprays from small fish that swim in the fountain basin. The sculpture rests on a rectangular granite base that rests on a concrete base in the center of a rectangular fountain basin.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Triton
Animal -- Fish
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Horn
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Michigan
--
Ann
Arbor
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
University
of
Michigan
,
Physical
Properties
Building
, 326 East Hoover,
Ann
Arbor
,
Michigan
48109
Located
University
of
Michigan
, Ingalls Mall,
Ann
Arbor
,
Michigan
Remarks:
The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: THE FOUNTAIN GROUP/"SUNDAY MORNING/IN DEEP WATERS" BY/CARL MILLES/SHOWING FATHER TRITON/AND HIS SONS ON A/HOLIDAY EXCURSION,/WAS INSPIRED BY THE/SCULPTOR'S MEMORIES OF/BOYHOOD ADVENTURES/WITH HIS OWN/FATHER AND BROTHERS. The inscription on another nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF/THOMAS McINTYRE/COOLEY/JURIST.TEACHER/.PHILOSOPHER/OF THE LAW/THE GIFT OF/CHARLES BAIRD/A.B. AND LL.B. 1895, A.M. 1940. For related information see:
Michigan
Alumnus 47 (1941): pg. 339-340; 475. IAS files contain an article from the
Ann
Arbor
Observer, Sept. 1991, pg. 43.; an excerpt from Ellen A. Plummer and Frederick W. Mayer's brochure "The
University
of
Michigan
Ann
Arbor
Campus Outdoor Sculpture,"
University
of
Michigan
, c. 1993. The photographs in IAS image files were taken in winter and show the fish in the fountain basin covered with protective plywood boxes.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Michigan
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Ann
Arbor
Observer, Sept. 1991, pg. 43.
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 MI000525
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000525
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