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It's the Water, (sculpture). Artist:  Olympia Brewing Company, design firm. A. G. Homann Company, contractor. Pacific Art Tile Company, fabricator. Bingham Pump Company, fabricator Title:  It's the Water, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Olympia Brewing Company Fountain, (sculpture). Pabst Brewing Company Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1950-1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Vase and children: bronze; Basin: tile. Dimensions:  Vase: approx. H. 32 in.; Children: each approx. H. 23 in.; Basin: approx. W. 8 1/2 ft. x D. 16 in. Inscription:  (On front of basin, in dark red tiles:) "It's the Water" (On rim of basin:) Recirculated Water not/suitable for drinking/fresh water available at/either end of underpass. unsigned Description:  An oval fountain basin containing a bronze vase flanked by two nude children seated on circular pedestals. One of the children holds a fish and the other holds a goose with its wings spread. Both animals spout water from their mouths. Water also spouts from the top of the vase. Both the vase and the children are mounted on individual pedestals. The basin covered in turquoise and yellow tiles. An inscription is assembled using dark red tiles. Subject:  Children Animal -- Bird -- Goose Animal -- Fish Object -- Other -- Vase Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Tumwater Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Pabst Brewing Company, 100 Custer Way, Tumwater, Washington 98501 Provenance:  Formerly located Olympia Brewing Company, 100 Custer Way, Tumwater, Washington 98501 1952-1982 Remarks:  The Pabst Brewing company was formerly known as the Olympia Brewing Company. The fountain was funded by the Olympia Brewing Company staff contributions in honor of the 70th birthday of their president, Peter G. Schmidt. Although Schmidt's birthday was on Feb. 13, 1950, the fountain was not completed until 1952. The bronze figures were brought from New York. The child with the fish is called "Teme" and the child with the goose is called "Kennet." The fountain was designed by the Olympia Brewing Company's engineering staff. A. G. Homann Company did the construction. The tile work was done by Pacific Art Tile Company. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington 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 WA000289   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000289 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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