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    		• Cheron, Pierre,
     
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    		• Langton, Berenice Frances,
     
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    		• Langton, Daniel,
     
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    		• Lowrie, Charles,
     
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    		• Animal -- Amphibian
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Monster
     
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    		• Figure male -- Head
     
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    		• Allegory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    The Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Cheron, Pierre, sculptor.
    Langton, Berenice Frances, 1878-1959, sculptor.
    Langton, Daniel, landscape architect.
    Lowrie, Charles, landscape architect.
    Title: 
    The Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Feb. 23, 1904. Aug. 24, 1911. Rededicated July 10, 1990.
    Medium: 
    Fountain: reinforced concrete; Frogs: bronze; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    13 frogs. Fountain: approx. H. 53 ft.; Each frog: approx. H. 21 in.; Basin: approx. Diam. 108 ft. (365 tons).
    Inscription: 
    A.A. Giacamontonio unsigned
    Description: 
    A tiered fountain decorated with animals, mythological creatures and faces is placed in the center of a circular pool that is studded with frogs. The fountain is crowned by an eagle with its wings spread. The bird stands on a short column that emerges from a circular basin. The basin rests on top of a larger column, the base of which is surrounded by creatures with the head and torso of a man, blowing on conch shells that they hold to their mouths. Between the creatures are large shells in deep relief. A second circular basin is at the base of the column. The basin is mounted on a cross-shaped lower section adorned with imaginary creatures with long hair, flared nostrils, and open mouths. Allegorical male heads, each with a moustache and a partly open mouth spouting water are positioned at each intersection of the cross. Below each head is a large shell that functions as a basin to hold the water spouting from their mouths. There are thirteen frogs spouting water into the pool. The pool's rim is decorated with twenty-five circular planters. The fountain is lit by 150 lights.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
    Animal -- Bird
    Fantasy -- Monster
    Figure male -- Head
    Allegory
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Jersey City, Department of Parks, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Located Lincoln Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque reads: THE LINCOLN PARK FOUNTAIN COMPLETED IN 1911 AND/RESTORED IN 1990 FORMS THE CORNER STONE OF THE/HUDSON COUNTY PARK SYSTEM. THE GRAND FOUNTAIN/STANDING FIFTY-THREE FEET IN HEIGHT, WELCOMES/YOUNG AND OLD WITH WATER SPOUTING FROGS/AND ALLEGORICAL FIGURES./REDEDICATED JULY 10, 1990/BY HUDSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE/ROBERT C. JANISZEWSKI/COUNTY OF HUDSON/THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS/(list of names)/CORPORATE DONORS/(list of names). A second nearby plaque reads: This fountain is dedicated in memory of Commissioner James A. Keady in appreciation for many years of untiring and devoted service 1967-1972.
    Berenice Francis Langton created the allegorical heads and spouts in Paris. The fountain was restored in 1989-1990 by Harty Mountain Industries and A. A. Giacamontonio. The fountain is dedicated to the memory of Commissioner James A. Keady in appreciation for his years of service (1967-72). For related information see the vertical file at the Jersey City Library.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000361
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