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Cupid Cigno, (sculpture). Artist:  Tonelli, Sirio, sculptor. Title:  Cupid Cigno, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Cupid on Swan, (sculpture). Dates:  1957. Rededicated Dec. 3, 1975. Medium:  Sculpture: white Italian marble; Basin: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 2 ft. x Diam. 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three-tiered fountain whose basins are graduated in size from bottom to top with a decorative stem. The fountain is topped with a cherubic Cupid who is riding on a swan. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Cupid Animal -- Bird -- Swan Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lincoln, Lincoln Parks and Recreation, 2740 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Located Antelope Park, 27th Street between A Street & Capitol Parkway, Rose Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska Provenance:  Formerly located Domino's Italian Village, Lincoln, Nebraska 1957-1975. Remarks:  Originally commissioned for Domino's Italian Village Restaurant in 1957. When the restaurant closed in 1975, the land was sold to the American Legion Post no. 3 who then donated the fountain to the City. The cupid statue has been repeatedly vandalized. It was toppled and smashed in 1976; and broken again in 1994. Both times it was repaired. The cupid statue was again toppled and smashed in the spring of 2003. The fountain was broken in 1988 and repaired by Walter Krogman of Krogman Tile Company. IAS files contain related articles from the Lincoln Journal-Star, Aug. 2, 1988 and April 22, 2003. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. 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 NE000205   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000205 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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