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    		• Halprin, Lawrence,
     
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    		• Thompson, David,
     
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    		• Turnbull, William,
     
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    		• Moore, Charles,
     
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    		• Halprin and Associates,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Landscape -- Mountain
     
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    		• Landscape -- Water
     
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    		• Homage -- Lovejoy, Asa
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Lovejoy Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, sculptor.
    Thompson, David, landscape architect.
    Turnbull, William, assistant.
    Moore, Charles, assistant.
    Halprin and Associates, design firm.
    Title: 
    Lovejoy Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1966.
    Medium: 
    Concrete.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Landscaped esplanade of sculpture includes decorative and drinking fountains. The main fountain is designed as a mountain stream, where water flows from an upper pool down irregular steps into a lower pool. Some of the walls have a coarse broom finish, applied with a stable broom before the concrete was set. Other walls have a light sand finish.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Landscape -- Mountain
    Landscape -- Water
    Homage -- Lovejoy, Asa
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Portland, Metropolitan Arts Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1023, Portland, Oregon 97204
    Located Lovejoy Park, S.W. 3rd & Harrison Streets, Portland, Oregon
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned in memory of Asa Lovejoy (1808-1882), one of Portland's founders. A commemorative plaque was placed by the Lang Syne Society of Portland in 1993. IAS files include the text of the plaque and a related article from the Oregonian, Dec. 30, 1982. For related reading, see the book "Space, Style and Structure: Building in Northwest America," edited by Thomas Vaughn and Virginia Guest Ferriday, ([Portland]: Oregon Historical Society, 1974) and the following newspaper articles: Journal (Oregon), July 27, 1966, The Press (Oregon),Nov. 26, 1969, pg. 7, The Sunday Oregonian, Sept. 25, 1966, pg. 17 and The Oregonian, July 28, 1966.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
    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 OR000193
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