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Gill, Irving,
Peano, Felix Achilles,
Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez
Portrait male -- Horton, Alonzo E.
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero
Fountain
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego
Sculpture
(Fountain), (sculpture).
Artist:
Gill, Irving, sculptor.
Peano, Felix Achilles, 1863-1949, sculptor.
Title:
(Fountain), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Plaza Fountain, (sculpture).
Electric Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1909. 1910. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1910.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: steel and bronze; Base: reinforced concrete or granite veneered with marble; Reliefs: bronze.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 16 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 26 1/2 ft.; Each plaque: approx. H. 20 x W. 16 in.
Inscription:
(One plaque:) FATHER SERRA (Second plaque:) ALONZO HORTON (Third plaque:) JUAN CABRILLO (Fourth plaque:) PRESENTED/TO/THE CITY/OF/SAN DIEGO/BY/LOUIS J. WILDE/1909 A.D. unsigned
Description:
A Neoclassical electric fountain, styled after the Choregic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. Water is pumped up through the eight marble columns and out onto the dome - made of prismatic glass with bronze filigree, creating rainbow effects. Colored lights illuminate the fountain at night. On the octagonal base are four plaques, three with portrait busts of important men from San Diego's history - Father Serra, Alonzo Horton, and Juan Cabrillo.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez -- Bust
Portrait male -- Horton, Alonzo E. -- Bust
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Bust
Object Type:
Fountain
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department, 202 C Street, MS 9B, San Diego, California 92101
Located Horton Plaza Park, 4th & Broadway, San Diego, California
Remarks:
The fountain was commissioned by the Board of Park Commissioners of San Diego, with $10,000 in funding provided by Louis J. Wilde. The fountain was dedicated Oct. 15, 1910, to coincide with the opening of the U.S. Grant Hotel across the street. Originally, the fountain was topped by a gilded eagle, which was stolen and replaced with a smaller eagle made of zinc. (The original eagle was later recovered, see IAS record 04020268). IAS files contain related excerpts from Kamerling's text "Irving J. Gill, Architect," San Diego Historical Society, c. 1993, pg. 68-69.
References:
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CA2032, 2059, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1993.
Monumental News, Jan. 1910, Sept. 1910.
Kamerling, Bruce, "Irving J. Gill: Architect," San Diego, CA: San Diego Historical Society, c. 1993, pg. 68-69.
San Diego Historical Society, 1990.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Butler, John, Mrs., 1997.
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 75001335
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75001335
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