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Orestes and Pylades Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Steinhauser, Carl Johann, 1813-1897, sculptor. Bureau Brothers, founder. Title:  Orestes and Pylades Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled before 1883. Installed 1884. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 96 in. D. 40 in. ; Base: approx. H. 72 in. Inscription:  (Base plaque:) (...inscription illegible) Fairmount Park Art Association, Presented 1884 unsigned Description:  Seated figures of Orestes and Pylades flank a tall pedestal with a bust of Diana on top. Orestes holds a sword in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is raised. Pylades sits with his chin resting on his proper right hand. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Orestes Mythology -- Classical -- Pylades Mythology -- Classical -- Diana Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Located Fairmount Park, East side, Columbia Avenue at 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  German sculptor, Carl Johann Steinhauser, originally created this fountain in Germany and had it installed in the palace park in Karlsruhe. One of his students, Herman Kirn, owned a plaster sketch for the piece and in 1883 he sold it to the Fairmount Park Art Association for 250 dollars. The Art Association then had it cast in bronze by Bureau Brothers for 2,250 dollars. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 148. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 148. 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 75009293   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009293 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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