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    		• Berzins, Ansis,
     
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    		• Collins & Roberts Architects,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Latvian
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    Latvian Freedom Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Berzins, Ansis, sculptor.
    Collins & Roberts Architects, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Latvian Freedom Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1968-1969. Dedicated Nov. 22, 1970.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Georgian granite; Basin: white exposed aggregate.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 10 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on basin:) THIS LATVIAN FREEDOM FOUNTAIN IS A GIFT FROM THE LATVIAN ETHNIC GROUP TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COMMEMORATING IN 1968 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF LATVIA: SINCE 1949 THOUSANDS OF LATVIAN REFUGEES HAVE FOUND FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS FOUNTAIN IS A SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR ALL OF THE FORMERLY FREE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, WHO KEEP ALIVE IN THEIR HEARTS THE HOPE OF SELF DETERMINATION, UNDER GOD FOR ALL NATIONS. 1969 unsigned
    Description: 
    Fountain consists of a square basin in which stands an abstract representation of a "Kokle" or Latvian harp. There are three stars, from the Latvian Coat of Arms, located above the midline of the sculpture on both sides and a floral design at the bottom. The harp itself signifies a "voice in the wilderness" which refers to a story in the Psalms in which a peace-loving people, driven from their homes, hung their harps in the trees.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
    Ethnic -- Latvian
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Colorado Springs, Parks and Recreation Department, 1401 Recreation Way, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80905
    Located Median in front of 20 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Latvian Freedom Fountain Committee of the Latvian Ethnic Group as a gift to the people of Colorado Springs. The cost was $12,000. IAS files include a related article from the Gazette-Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Colorado) Nov. 23, 1970 and correspondence and memoranda from the City pertaining to the fountain's donation.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs 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 CO000573
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