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Rhind, John Massey,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Galveston
Fountain
Sculpture
Rosenberg Fountain (12th Street and Ball Avenue), (sculpture).
Artist:
Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, architect.
Title:
Rosenberg Fountain (12th Street and Ball Avenue), (sculpture).
Dates:
1898.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 13 ft. x W. 12 ft. x Diam. 32 ft.
Inscription:
(On south side of canopy, incised lettering:) GIFT OF HENRY ROSENBERG (On north side of canopy, incised lettering:) MDCCCXCVIII unsigned
Description:
A fountain consisting of a circular basin sheltered by a canopy with a domed roof supported by six columns. The basin and canopy are mounted on a circular, stepped base.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Galveston
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Galveston, Office of the Mayor, 823 Rosenberg, Galveston, Texas 77550
Located Adoue Park, 12th Street & Ball Avenue, Galveston, Texas
Remarks:
The fountain was a gift to the City of Galveston from Henry Rosenberg, a wealthy banker who provided $30,000 in his will for "the erection of not less than ten drinking fountains for man and beast." In March and October of 1898, seventeen drinking fountains were installed around the city. Originally, several of the fountains had bronze ornamentation. For further reading see the Galveston Daily News, Aug. 20, 1975, pg. 6-B. IAS files contain articles from American Heritage 31 (June-July 1980): pg. 92; the Houston Chronicle, April 26, 1989, pg. 1D and 5D; and excerpt from Maury Darst's "The Rosenberg Fountains: A Report of the Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Galveston, Texas," n.d.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
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 TX001080
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX001080
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