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Anthony Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Jackson, Robertson, & Adams, design firm. Title:  Anthony Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Anthony Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1940. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  10 x 25 x 25 ft. Description:  Large granite basin with tall moderne-style shaft rising from four hemispherical basins in center. Subject:  Homage -- Anthony, Henry B. Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Writer -- Editor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Lippitt Park, Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island Remarks:  Henry B. Anthony was owner and editior of Providence Journal and later served as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1859 to 1884. When he died in 1884, he left of bequest of $35,000 for a fountain in his memory. References:  Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 22-23. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0013, 1989. Illustration:  Freeman, Robert, and Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 23. 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 75009421   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009421 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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