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    		• Unknown (French),
     
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    		• Fontana, Emilio,
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Homage -- Abel, Hazel
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Cherub Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (French), sculptor.
    Fontana, Emilio, landscape architect.
    Title: 
    Cherub Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1840s. Dedicated Sept. 26, 1982.
    Medium: 
    Fountain: cast iron; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. H. 13 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 12 ft. (1,500 lbs.).
    Description: 
    A fountain consisting of a cherub figure, dressed with a loose cloth wrapped around its body, holding a large clam shell above its head with both hands. The figure stands in the center of a basin that is decorated at its lower stem with a ring of stylized fish heads. The fountain rests on a ornamental concrete stand in the center of a larger basin.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Angel
    Animal -- Fish
    Object -- Other -- Shell
    Homage -- Abel, Hazel
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Lincoln, Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, 2740 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502
    Located Hazel Abel Park, 18th & E Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska
    Remarks: 
    The fountain, which is thought to date from the 1840s, was purchased by Alice Abel from an antique dealer in Paris, France. It was donated by the Lincoln Altrusa Club. Alice Abel created the Hazel Abel Park as a tribute to her mother, Mrs. Hazel Abel, who served as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. The park was designed by city landscape architect Emilio Fontana. IAS files contain a related article from the Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star, June 8, 1969, pg. 1B, 2B; and a copy of the dedication ceremony program. For related information see: Lincoln Journal Star, Sept. 13, 1970; June 13, 1971; July 25, 1980; Sept. 19, 1982; and the Omaha World Herald, Oct. 18, 1970.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1995.
    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 NE000159
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