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    		• Unknown (Italian),
     
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    		• Luce, Clarence,
     
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    		• Eliot, Charles W.,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Saratoga Springs
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Spit and Spat), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
    Luce, Clarence, 1852-1924, landscape architect. (attributed to)
    Eliot, Charles W., 1834-1926, landscape architect. (attributed to)
    Title: 
    (Spit and Spat), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Triton Fountain, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    2 units. Each figure: approx. 37 x 35 x 42 in.; Each base: approx. 29 x 46 x 46 in.; Fountain pool: approx. L. 41 ft. x W. 16 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Two life-size Tritons depicted from the waist up face each other from opposite ends of a fountain pool. Each figure has curly hair and is blowing water through a conch-like shell which is held to the mouth with the proper left hand. The figures are leaning on rocks and balance against the rock with the proper right hand. The Carrara marble sculptures rest on concrete bases which sit underwater. The fountain pool is rectangular.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Triton
    Object -- Other -- Shell
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Saratoga Springs
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Saratoga Springs, Department of Public Works, City Hall, 5 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866.
    Located Congress Park, Canfield Italian Gardens, Saratoga Springs, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was carved by a Florentine (Italy) artist. The fountain is the centerpiece for the Canfield Italian Garden, completed in 1903. The sculpture was steam cleaned in May, 1966 and underwent restoration work in 1985 to repair damage due to vandalism. Bud Milks (Saratoga Springs, NY) assisted with restoration work completed in 1992, which included replacing the arms on one of the figures and correcting the water pipe on the other figure. SOS! survey indicated Luce was the landscape architect responsible for designing the Italian Garden; a related newspaper article indicates the garden was designed by Eliot, president of Harvard University. IAS files contain copies of related articles from The Saratogian, Nov. 4, 1960 and Oct. 29, 1992.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992.
    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 NY000969
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