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Ingrand, Max,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Fountain
Sculpture
Austin International Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ingrand, Max, sculptor.
Title:
Austin International Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: glass on a bronze frame; Basin: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 2 1/2 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A crown-like glass sculpture is installed in a low round pool. Water spouts from the middle, and the rough green glass of the sculpture is enhanced with underwater lighting.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Austin Company, 3650 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44121
Remarks:
Commissioned by Allan S. Austin upon the construction of his company's new facility in Cleveland. While traveling in France, Mr. Austin saw similar fountains in Paris and contracted with the sculptor of those pieces to create this one. The fountain is illuminated with underwater lights. It is dismantled and stored every year from November through March. IAS files include correspondence from the Austin Company and a related item from the Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, Aug. 13, 1961.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, Aug. 13, 1961, cover.
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 OH000599
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000599
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