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Power of Water, (sculpture). Artist:  Lion, Henry, 1900-1966, sculptor. Herron, Jason, sculptor. Peticolas, Sherry, sculptor. Jeffers, Paul, engineer. Title:  Power of Water, (sculpture). Dates:  Designs approved March 14, 1934. Completed Sept. 1934. Dedicated Dec. 1934 or Jan. 1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: concrete; Wall: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 10 x 3 x 6 1/2 ft.; Wall: approx. 5 x 25 x 16 ft. Inscription:  (Proper right edge of base wall relief:) PWAP/1934/LION . HERRON/PETICOLAS signed Description:  A fountain with a heroic-sized female figure (symbolizing the power of water) set on a pedestal atop an oblong concrete pool. The southern wall of the pool is decorated with figures in bas-relief showing young and old hastening to drink from a waterfall. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Figure group -- Nude Allegory -- Element -- Water Object Type:  Relief Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located La Fayette Park, In triangle formed by Hoover Street, La Fayette Park Place, and Wilshire Boulevard, south of the tennis courts, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned under the Public Works Administration Program. In 1966, the fountain was filled in with dirt and grass. IAS files contain related newspaper clippings from the Los Angeles Times, dated March 15, 1934; April 1, 1934, pt. 2, pg. 8; June 3, 1934, pt. 2, pg. 1, 8; Sept. 2, 1934; Dec. 2, 1934, pt. 2, pg. 6; and Jan. 28, 1935, pt. 2, pg. 2.. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998. 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 CA000382   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000382 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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