Boy on a Dolphin, (sculpture).

Boy on a Dolphin, (sculpture).

Golden Foundry, fabricator.

Boy on a Dolphin, (sculpture).

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Fountain: bronze; Plinth: bronze; Base and basin: cement.

Fountain: approx. 19 x 18 x 12 in.; Plinth: approx. 2 x 18 x 11 in.; Base: approx. W. 18 in. x D. 18 in.; Pond: approx. L. 25 ft. x W. 85 in.

A fountain with a boy sitting on his knees, stradling a dolphin with an upward curved tail. Five jets spew water from the fountain -- two from the boy's eyes, one from his mouth, and two from the tail of the dolphin. The boy and dolphin sit atop an oval plinth; mounted upon a square cement base with a waterpump attached. The fountain is set within a small cement pond that is twelve inches deep.

Figure male -- Child -- Full length

Animal -- Dolphin

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Columbus

Administered by Irwin Management Company, 301 Washington, Columbus, Indiana 47201

Located Irwin Gardens, 608 5th Street, Center of Gardens, Columbus, Indiana

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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