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Bloom Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Albert Weiblen Marble & Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  Bloom Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Basin: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.; Basin: approx. 11 ft. 3 in. x 11 1/2 ft. x 11 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On front:) BEQUEATHED TO THE CITY OF VICKSBURG BY/1855 LOUIS BLOOM 1926 unsigned Description:  Sculpture consists of a three-basin fountain topped with a full-length figure of Hebe. The figure wears Classical sleeveless robes. Her hair is pinned up and she holds a jug in her proper right hand and a cup in her upraised proper left hand. The bottom basin is octagonal and topped with an octagonal pedestal. This pedestal supports a round basin topped with a round pedestal, which in turn supports the small round basin which holds the figure. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Hebe Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Vicksburg, Department of Public Works, P. O. Box 150, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Located Vicksburg Rose Garden, Monroe Street at Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi Remarks:  The sculpture was a bequest of Louis Bloom in 1926 and cost $6,500. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000388   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000388 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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