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    		• J.L. Mott Iron Works,
     
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    		• Cassil, Austin A.,
     
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    		• H & J Stoyle,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Mt. Vernon
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Cooper Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder.
    Cassil, Austin A., architect.
    H & J Stoyle, contractor.
    Title: 
    Cooper Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated July 4, 1883. Rededicated Oct. 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 18 ft.
    Inscription: 
    COOPER FOUNTAIN JULY 4, 1883/THE RESTORATION OF THIS FOUNTAIN/IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF/BEATTY B. WILLIAMS/IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING/CONTRIBUTION TO THE MT. VERNON COMMUNITY/OCTOBER, 1991 unsigned
    Description: 
    Three-tiered fountain stands in a circular pool. Each tier has a shallow bowl with a downturned lip and a decorative leaf design on the bottom. Three storks on the bottom and middle tiers spout water. The fountain was originally topped with statuary representing Leda and the Swan.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Stork
    Mythology -- Classical -- Leda
    Mythology -- Classical -- Zeus
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Mt. Vernon
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Mt. Vernon, City Hall, Mt. Vernon, Ohio 43050
    Located Monument Square, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    Gift of Charles Cooper at a cost of $1,200. The original basin was designed by Austin A. Cassil. Octagonal in shape, it was built by H & J Stoyle and was a gift of Messrs. McKay & Son. Statuary depicting figures of Leda and the Swan once stood at the top of the fountain. The fountain has been moved within the Square, possibly to accommodate the Square's expansion. IAS files include excerpts from "Yesteryear Incidents," a publication of the Knox County Historical Society, which includes related article from the Mt. Vernon Banner, July 6, 1883, which has a photograph of the fountain in its original form, and "Cooper Fountain Dedication," Dec. 30, 1991, by Bill Fetters.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus 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 OH000360
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