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(Children's Fountain), (sculpture). Artist:  Humphreys, Albert, 1864-1926, sculptor. Pomponian Bronze Works, founder. Title:  (Children's Fountain), (sculpture). Other Titles:  (Dancing Bears), (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1909. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on a pink granite basin. Dimensions:  Bears: approx. H. 23 in. x Diam. 18 in.; Basin: approx. H. 60 in. x Diam. 84 in. (125 lbs.). Inscription:  (Between feet of large bear:) Albert Humphreys/Copyright 1909 (Edge of circular bronze base:) Pa(...illegible) Bronze Works NY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  "Two bears standing upright on their hind legs, facing each other. One is slightly taller than the other. The upper extremities of the larger bear are placed on the shoulders of the smaller bear. The upper extremities of the smaller bear are bent at the joint and the paws rest on the upper extremities of the larger bear between the paw and elbow. The bears are standing on a flat, circular bronze plate that attaches the bronze sculpture to its granite fountain base. The fountain consists of a pedestal (on which the bears stand) resting in the middle of a basin to collect water, a fluted, flared column pedestal resting on an octagonal base, and at the bottom, two steps of increasing size. Subject:  Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Manchester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Manchester, Department of Parks and Recreation, 192 Charter Oak Road, Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Located Center Park, Across from 599 Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Oct. 10, 1991 discussing the history of the piece. The sculpture was donated by Mary Cheney, who had close ties to Manchester. Her family employed nearly a quarter of the Manchester population in the 1920s in their profitable silk manufacturing enterprise. Miss Cheney was known for her philanthropic activities. The statue was stolen on October 6, 1990; but subsequently found by police behind the Probate Court building. The work was repaired and reinstalled a year after its initial disappearance. The newspaper article references the foundry inscription as possibly reading "Pomponian Bronze Works, N.Y." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Oct. 10, 1991. Illustration:  The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Oct. 10, 1991. 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 CT000063   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000063 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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