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Unknown (Italian),
Hume, Dwight,
Gingras, Tom,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Thomasville
Fountain
Sculpture
T. C. Mitchell Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Hume, Dwight, sculptor.
Gingras, Tom, sculptor.
Title:
T. C. Mitchell Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Imported late 1800s.
Medium:
Fountain: cast iron, bronze, fiberglass, zinc; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 11 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 1 ft. x Diam. 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Side of basin, below metal plaque, incised:) T.C.MITCHELL/FOUNTAIN (Side of basin, on metal plaque:) T. C. MITCHELL FOUNTAIN/THE RESTORATION OF THE T. C. MITCHELL FOUNTAIN WAS MADE/POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF MANY THOMASVILLE/AND THOMAS COUNTY CITIZENS./THE THOMAS COUNTY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE AND/THOMASVILLE LANDMARKS, INC. ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR/UNSELFISH COMMITTMENT TO THIS COOPERATIVE RESTORATION EFFORT./APRIL 22, 1988.
Description:
Fountain with ornately cast metal centerpiece, surrounded by a concrete basin. Centerpiece is topped with a large bronze crane. Its wings are spread out and back and its head points up. Water flows from its beak. The crane stands atop a small basin which is attached to a larger basin by an ornate column, at the bottom of which are stylized birds. The centerpiece is supported by a pedestal which sits in the middle of the basin pool.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Crane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Thomasville
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Thomas County, Building Maintenance Director, P. O. Box 920, Thomasville, Georgia 31792
Located Thomasville County Courthouse, Broad Street, Thomasville, Georgia
Provenance:
Formerly located Mitchell House Hotel, Thomas County, Georgia 1800s-1910.
Acquired Italy late 1800s.
Remarks:
Fountain was originally imported from Italy in the late 1800s. It stood in the garden of the Mitchell House Hotel until 1910. It was presented to the citizens of Thomas County by the Mitchell family and was placed on the south lawn of the courthouse. In 1987 it was dismantled and removed to the workshop of Dwight Hume for restoration. The crane is newly sculpted, made to replace one missing for many years; other birds on the fountain were reconstructed and restored. Basins, collar and column were sandblasted as part of restoration work. IAS files contain related articles from Thomasville Times Enterprise, Dec. 17, 1987 and Thomasville Landmarks, Inc. Newsletter, Nov. 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000423
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000423
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