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Staehli, John,
Fantasy -- Animal
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Washington
Park
Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Staehli, John, d. 1921, sculptor.
Title:
Washington
Park
Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
John Staehli Fountain, (sculpture).
Portland
's City
Park
Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1891.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast iron; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on bottom of pedestal, west side:) J. Staehli/
Portland
, Org./64 Second St. unsigned
Description:
Decorative fountain stands in an octagonal retaining pool. Fountain consists of a pedestal and two basins. Both basins are round and the lower basin is larger than the upper basin. A narrow post separates them. There are four horned figures on the pedestal.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Animal
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture --
Oregon
--
Portland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Portland
, Metropolitan Arts Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1023,
Portland
,
Oregon
97204
Located
Washington
Park
, Junction of S.W. Sacajawea Boulevard & S.W. Sherwood Boulevard,
Portland
,
Oregon
Remarks:
Commissioned by the City of
Portland
in 1891 for $400. Fountain was designed after a Rennaissance fountain, and was
Portland
's second piece of public art. No longer a working fountain, there was originally a figure of a boy holding either a fish or a torch. In the 1920s or the 1940s, the figure was broken and discarded. The fountain was restored in 1960. IAS contains an excerpt from the book "Festschrift: a collection of essays on architectural history," prepared by the Northern Pacific Coast Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Oregon
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 OR000110
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OR000110
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