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Bell, Emerson,
Animal -- Dolphin
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Fountain
Sculpture
Dolphins in the Park, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bell, Emerson, sculptor.
Title:
Dolphins in the Park, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Destiny for Children, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast concrete and bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Each dolphin: approx. 64 x 26 x 88 in.; Basin: approx. W. 50 ft.
Description:
A pair of concrete dolphins placed in the center of a dry circular fountain basin. The southern dolphin has a bronze fountainhead at the nose and the northern dolphin has a fountainhead at the dorsal fin.
Subject:
Animal -- Dolphin
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Located, South 10th & South Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Remarks:
A nearby plaque reads: Destiny for Children (Associated Sculpture)/By/Emerson Bell/For/the Arts and Humanities Council/of Greater Baton Rouge/Funded by/the National Endowment for the Arts/the Louisiana State Arts Council/the Mayor's Office of Youth Opportunity/the Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation Commission.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana 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 LA000333
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Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000333
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