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Marcellus, Robert,
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Cervantes
Allegory -- Quality
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Hanford
Fountain
Sculpture
Don Quixote, (sculpture).
Artist:
Marcellus, Robert, sculptor.
Title:
Don Quixote, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: copper tubes; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. 12 x 4 x 4 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 12 ft.
Description:
A fountain with a stylized Don Quixote on the back of his horse, Rozinante, positioned midway up approximately ten, eight-feet high copper tubes. Fountain is set in the center of a circular, two-tiered basin.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Don Quixote
Literature -- Cervantes -- Don Quixote
Allegory -- Quality -- Excellence
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Hanford
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Hanford, 319 North Douty, Hanford, California 93230
Located Kings County Library, Hanford, California
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF/WALTER B. ALLEN/1892-1966/FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/BEACON OIL COMPANY/"MAN'S SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE"/ROBERT MARCELLUS/SCULPTOR/1968.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA000725
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000725
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