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Prefontaine Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Gould, Carl F., 1873/77-1939, architect. Title:  Prefontaine Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete, ceramic tile. Dimensions:  Approx. D. 3 ft. x Diam. 14 ft. Inscription:  (Across back wall of fountain basin:) PRESENTED BY/MSGR. F. X. PREFONTAINE/TO THE/CITY OF SEATTLE unsigned Description:  Circular fountain basin framed by a stepped wall. The wall and basin are concrete. Located on the low basin rim in front, on opposite sides, are concrete turtles. A metal ring in the center of the fountain sends up a circular stream of water. The fountain basin is lined with blue ceramic tiles. Subject:  Homage -- Prefontaine, Francis X. Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Parks and Recreation, 100 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Prefontaine Place, 3rd Avenue & Yesler Way & Jefferson Street, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The fountain was Seattle's first public fountain. Father Francis X. Prefontaine was a prominent figure in late 19th century Seattle, and was responsible for building the city's first Catholic church. When he died in 1911, Father Prefontaine left the city $5,000 to build a fountain. Gould designed the fountain and the park that it sits in. IAS files contain related excerpt from Paul Dorpat's "Seattle Now and Then, Vol. III", Seattle: 1986, pg. 129. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 24. 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 WA000539   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000539 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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