Century II Fountain, (sculpture).

Century II Fountain, (sculpture).

Reichhardt, Carl, 1912- , sculptor.

Reichhardt, John, 1946- , sculptor.

Carl Reichardt Studios, fabricator.

Century II Fountain, (sculpture).

1972. Copyrighted 1972. Dedicated 1976.

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Sculpture: copper and steel; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 10 in. x Diam. 25 ft.

An 8 ft. diameter geodesic sphere of copper tubing on a tubular pedestal centered in a concrete 24 ft. diameter pool.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Greeley

Administered by City of Greeley, Division of Cultural Affairs, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Located Centennial Park, 23rd Avenue and 21st Street, Greeley, Colorado

The artists, a father and son team, created the centennial fountain which symbolizes Greeley's second century. The design is based on Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes, sepcifically the one at the American Pavillion Expo in Montreal in 1967. The fountain cost $3,000, with funds raised by the Morning Garden Club. IAS files contain related newsclippings from the Greeley Tribune dated June 9, 1972 and July 19, 1972. The artists initially applied a chemical patina to bring out shades of green; however, surface now has milky brown flat finish.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.

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