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Fifth Avenue Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Parks, Bob, sculptor. Desert Crucible Foundry, founder. Title:  Fifth Avenue Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1989-1990. Dedicated Feb. 2, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and cast stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x Diam. 25 ft. Circum: approx. 78 1/2 ft. Inscription:  Bob Parks (Founder's mark on base of Mitoska) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  The sculpture consists of five Arabian horses modeled from actual horses: Fire Love, Ms. Batista, Mitoska, Ben Bask, and Euros. The horses surround a fountain with water splashing on the horses. Subject:  Animal -- Horse Animal -- Portrait -- Mitoska Animal -- Portrait -- Ben Bask Animal -- Portrait -- Euros Animal -- Portrait -- Ms. Batista Animal -- Portrait -- Fire Love Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Scottsdale, Parks and Recreation, Scottsdale, Arizona 85252 Located Marshall Way & Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale, Arizona Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift from the artist and was initially controversial because of its placement and size. Cost of the sculpture and street modifications estimated at $300,000 plus. IAS files contain related newsclipping from Scottsdale Progress, Feb. 2, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993. 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 AZ000196   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000196 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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