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    		• Unknown (Italian),
     
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    		• Kingsbury, George M.,
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Winged Being
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Allegory -- Life
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Homage -- de Leon, Ponce
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Coral Gables
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Fountain of Youth, (sculpture)
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
    Kingsbury, George M., engineer.
    Title: 
    Fountain of Youth, (sculpture)
    Other Titles: 
    Memorial to Florida Discoverer, Ponce de Leon, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated July 23, 1973.
    Medium: 
    Fountain: Italian marble; Basin: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Fountain: approx. H. 10 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 20 ft.
    Description: 
    A three-tiered, highly ornamented fountain set in 20 foot circular concrete pool. The bottom tier consists of four winged horsed with water spurting from their mouths. The second and the third tiers are decorated with gargoyles with water spurting from each. The fountain is topped with a figure of Cupid holding a fish with both hands.
    Subject: 
    Fantasy -- Winged Being
    Animal -- Horse
    Animal -- Fish
    Allegory -- Life -- Youth
    Mythology -- Classical -- Cupid
    Homage -- de Leon, Ponce
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Coral Gables
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Coral Gables, Public Works Department, 285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
    Located East side of Ponce de Leon Boulevard & Antilla Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Deering, John, Miami, Florida
    Remarks: 
    Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer who discovered Florida in 1513. The fountain, from Italy, was bought by the North Ponce de Leon Development Association with money solicited from North Ponce businessmen. Before its installation at its current site, it was located in front of the Viscaya home of John Deering in Miami, Florida. City engineer George Kingsbury, oversaw installation of the fountain in Coral Gables. Nearby plaque reads: PONCE DE LEON FOUNTAIN/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES/BY THE PONCE DE LEON/DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION/THIS 23RD DAY OF JULY 1973. IAS files contain a related article from Coral Gables Times (Coral Gables, FL), July 30, 1972.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994.
    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 FL000322
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