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Neptune Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Bromsgrove Guild of Warwickshire, founder. Title:  Neptune Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fountain of Neptune, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1911. Cast 1911. Reinstalled 1953. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: lead; Basin: brownstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 4 in. x 14 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 9 in.; Basin: approx. 2 ft. 4 in. x 33 ft. 9 in. x 21 ft. 7 in. (8,000 lbs) Inscription:  unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  The god Neptune drives a chariot drawn by three horses. He holds his trident in his proper left hand, pointing it downward. Dolphins frolic on either side of him. Situated on the base of the sculpture are four women and five children, apparently worshipping the god. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Neptune Animal -- Horse Animal -- Dolphin Object -- Weapon -- Spear Figure group Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Highwoods Property, 310 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Located The Plaza, 47th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Missouri Provenance:  Formerly located New Sharon Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont, Pennsylvania 1946-ca. 1952. Formerly in the collection of Johnson, Alba J., Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1911-1946. Remarks:  Originally commissioned by Alba Johnson, president of the Baldwin Locomotive Company of Philadelphia, in 1911. After Johnson's death in 1946, the fountain was sold with his estate to the New Sharon Convent of the Holy Child Jesus in Rosemont, PA. After the convent closed several years later, the sculpture passed through a series of dealers until it was purchased by Miller Nichols from a scrap metal dealer in 1952. IAS files include an excerpt from the book "The Fountains of Kansas City" and related information. In 2004, Kansas City Adopt A Monument reported that all sculptures owned by the J. C. Nichols company should be changed to Highwoods Property. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. Piland, Sherry & Uguccioni, Ellen J., "Fountains of Kansas City," Kansas City, MO : City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 256. Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2004. 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 MO000147   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000147 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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