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The David Wallach Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Hibbard, Elisabeth Haseltine, 1889/94-1950, sculptor. Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, designer. Title:  The David Wallach Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Wallach Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Dec. 21, 1939. Medium:  Fountain: marble or polish granite; Fawn: bronze. Dimensions:  Fountain: approx. 6 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Lower rear of bronze:) ELISABETH HASELTINE HIBBARD - SCULPTOR/FREDERICK C. HIBBARD . DESIGNER (Front of fountain:) THE/DAVID WALLACH/FOUNTAIN signed Description:  The figure of a curled up fawn rests on top of a base which contains three drinking fountains around the sides and an animal drinking pool at the bottom front. Subject:  Homage -- Wallach, David Animal -- Deer Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Burnham Park, Near 55th Street, east of pedestrian passage under Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  The donor of the fountain, David Wallach, who died in 1894 stipulated in his will that the interest accrued on a set sum be used to provide a fountain in the park for man and beast. It took nearly 40 years for his request to be fulfilled. Elisabeth Haseltine Hibbard created the animal, and her husband, Frederick Hibbard, designed the fountain. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Photographic Archives contain black and white photographs of models and original sculpture. The Chicago Park District Monument and Sculpture Preservation Files contain photographs of alternate designs, miscellaneous correspondence, and conservation treatment reports with slide documentation. The 1992 SOS survey reported the medium of the fountain base as granite while the Bach and Gray publication noted the medium as marble. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 272. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 51-52. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 272. 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 75004358   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75004358 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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