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Woodward, Robert W.,
Liebenberg, Smiley, Glotter Associates,
Adolphson & Peterson,
Abstract
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Fountain
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Sculpture
Berger Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Woodward, Robert W., sculptor.
Liebenberg, Smiley, Glotter Associates, architectural firm.
Adolphson & Peterson, contractor.
Title:
Berger Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1975.
Medium:
Sculpture: copper tubes; Basin: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. Diam. 3 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 21 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on basin:) This fountain donated to/the City of Minneapolis by/Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Berger/the fountain designed by/Robert Woodward, Architect/Sidney (sic) Australia/Liebenber, Smiley, Glotter/Associates, Inc./Associated Architects
Description:
Spherical fountain head, reminiscent of a dandelion, consists of about 200 pipes, from which water is sprayed in a fine mist. The hexagonal pool has four levels.
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Flower -- Dandelion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Fountain
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Located Loring Park, East side, at intersection with Willow Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Remarks:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Berger and commissioned by the Berger Foundation for $240,000. The fountain is a replica of one seen in Sydney, Australia by Mr. Berger, who commissioned an identical one from the original architect. The fountain head was assembled in Australia and shipped to Minneapolis. The architectural firm of Liebenberg, Smiley, Glotter Associates designed the base in cooperation with the artist. General contractors Adolphson and Peterson assembled the fountain and built the basin. The fountain is lighted. IAS files include a press release from the Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board, Sept. 4, 1974 and related articles from the Minneapolis Tribune, Aug. 14, 1975 and the Minneapolis Star, Sept. 5, 1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
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 MN000169
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MN000169
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