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Mary Louise Bailey Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Savage, Eugene Francis, 1883-1978, sculptor. Severance, H. Craig, architect. Swartwout, Egerton, architect. Title:  Mary Louise Bailey Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bailey Electric Fountain, (sculpture). Mary Louise Bailey Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Dedicated 1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Egyptian granite and flagstone; Basin: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 x 18 x 13 ft. Inscription:  Edgerton Swarthout architect/Eugene Savage sculptor/H. Craig Severance architect/TO BROOKLYN/THE GIFT/OF MR AND MRS FRANK BAILEY/MCMXXX signed Description:  The fountain consists of two nude heroic figures, one male and one female, placed back to back. The female figure raises her proper right arm at the elbow and looks off to her proper right. The male figure looks off to his proper left. Between them is a small child who reaches up toward them with his proper left arm. Frogs and dolphins line the perimeter of the base under the figures. A figure of Neptune lounges at the base, partially submerged in the fountain basin. A rough stone wall fills the center of the fountain basin and large shells appear at either end. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Passion -- Joy Mythology -- Classical -- Neptune Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York Remarks:  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey provided 125,000 dollars in 1932 for the creation of this fountain. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5089 1989. Monumental News, Dec. 1929, pg. 597-598. Illustration:  Image on file. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 218. 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 76002828   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76002828 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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