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Adams, Herbert,
Gilbert, Cass,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Scott, James
Animal -- Lion
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Dolphin
Mythology -- Classical
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
James Scott Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945, sculptor.
Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
James Scott Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1923. Dedicated May 31, 1925.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: marble, cement, and bronze; Fountain base: concrete; Figure: bronze; Figure base: marble.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 75 ft.; Fountain base: approx. W. 125 ft.; Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in. x W. 5 ft.; Figure base: approx. 3 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On back of figure's chair, raised:) FOR/THE ENJOYMENT/OF THE PEOPLE/AND FOR/THE ADORNMENT OF/HIS NATIVE CITY/JAMES SCOTT/BEQUEATHED TO DETROIT/HIS FORTUNE/TO BE USED/IN THE CONSTRUCTION/OF THIS FOUNTAIN/ERECTED MCMXXIII/FROM THE GOOD DEED OF ONE/COMES BENEFIT TO MANY (On proper right side of figure's plinth, at center, incised:) HERBERT ADAMS SC./MCMXXIII (On proper left side of figure's plinth, at rear, incised:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO/FOUNDERS, MT. VERNON N.Y. (On front of figure's base:) JAMES SCOTT/1831-1910 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An extensive fountain, rising in three levels from a lagoon to a central column of water. Water also comes out of the mouths of dolphins, lions, turtles, Neptunes, and Greek drinking horns all located on different levels. A seated of James Scott is on the eastern edge of the terrace. He is wearing a suit and has a coat draped over his knee.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Scott, James
--
Full length
Animal
--
Lion
Animal
--
Reptile
--
Turtle
Animal
--
Dolphin
Mythology
--
Classical
--
Neptune
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Michigan
--
Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape Division, 2008 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Located Belle Isle, Western end, Detroit, Michigan
Remarks:
Scott left $500,000 to the City of Detroit to erect a fountain on Belle Isle in his memory. Cass Gilbert designed the fountain; Herbert Adams executed the figure of James Scott.
References:
Ambler, Louise Todd & Marilyn Gage Hyson, unpublished checklist, 2001-2003.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 71-72.
Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 70, 72-73.
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 87840015
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