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    (Little Boy & Girl Fountain), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Little Boy & Girl Fountain), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Kids, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1883. Rededicated 1895. Rededicated Nov. 5, 1950.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: metal, possibly cast iron, painted; Basin: painted concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 40 x 20 x 20 in. x Diam. 20 in.; Base: approx. 18 x 20 x 20 in. x Diam. 20 in.; Basin: approx. Diam. 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On umbrella:) 1921 AJ
    Description: 
    Two children, a boy and a girl, stand barefoot on rocky base installed in a round basin. The boy wears blue pants rolled up to the knee and no shirt. The girl wears a yellow short-sleeved dress and a yellow kerchief on her head. They stand under an open red and white umbrella held by the boy. Water spouts out of the top of the umbrella. The sculpture is enclosed by a 30 inch high metal fence which stands on the rim of the basin.
    Subject: 
    Children
    Dress -- Accessory -- Umbrella
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Akron Fire Department, 952 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44305
    Located Fire Station No. 2, Corner of East Exchange & East Market Streets, Akron, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The origins of the fountain are unclear. According to various sources, the fountain was a gift of David E. Hill, a local businessman, upon the construction of Fire Station No. 2 in the 1890s. It was reportedly made in Bavaria or by Ferdinand Selle, an Akron resident, in the 1880s. The umbrella was replaced in 1921 by Augustus P. Jahant. When the fountain was restored in the 1960s, a date, possibly 1883, was found inscribed in the bottom. The fountain is disassembled every winter and stored indoors. It is also repainted on a regular basis. IAS files include related articles from the Akron Beacon Journal, Jan. 7, 1984 and Jan. 21, 1984.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000580
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