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Liberty Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Dobberstein, Paul Matthias, 1872-1954, sculptor. Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Title:  Liberty Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1914. 1915-1918. Installed July 1918. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1918. Medium:  Figure: marble; Fountain: stones, shells and petrified wood set into concrete. Dimensions:  (52 tons). Inscription:  (Spelled out in stones around basin:) HUMANITY LIBERTY JUSTICE VICTORY Description:  Female figure modelled on Fay Hessian stands atop a base which is part of an ornate fountain. The figure wears a loose gown. Subject:  Portrait female -- Hessian, Fay -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Life -- Humanity Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Humboldt Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Humboldt, Office of the City Clerk, 29 5th South, Humboldt, Iowa 50548 Located John Brown Park, 5th Street & 2nd Avenue South, Humboldt, Iowa Remarks:  Commissioned by Denis Hessian in memory of his daughter Fay who died of tuberculosis in her twenties. The statue was carved in Italy, based on a likeness of Fay Hessian. The fountain is comprised of over three million pieces. It was built in segments in West Bend, Iowa where the artist, Father Dobberstein, was serving as a priest. Statue was completed in 1917. It was shipped in segments to the site and assembled there. IAS files include related articles from the Republican (Humboldt, IA), Sept. 27, 1918 and additional information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000280   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000280 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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