(Fountain), (sculpture).

(Fountain), (sculpture).

Honig, George H., b. 1881, sculptor.

(Fountain), (sculpture).

Sculpture: bronze; Fountain: limestone.

Overall: approx. H. 16 ft.; Sculpture: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft.; Fountain: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 15 ft..

A circular, tiered fountain topped with a sculpture of two boys and a girl standing in a circle facing outward, centered around a post with a globe above it. The boys wear knee pants, and one holds a ball in his proper left hand and a bat in his proper right hand. The other boy holds a catch of fish in his proper left hand and a branch pole in his proper right hand. The girl wears a knee-length dress and holds a bouquet of flowers in her arms. The sculpture is set above a small bowl supported by a shaft. The fountain has two lower basins.

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball

Object -- Flower

Object -- Toy -- Sports Equipment

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Shelbyville

Administered by City of Shelbyville, 44 West Washington, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176

Located Former Courthouse Square, Shelbyville, Indiana

The fountain was funded through a $5,000 bequest from Shelbyville businessman Julius Joseph who died in 1921. IAS files contains an excerpt from "Biography of a Town," n.d., pg. 296-297.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.

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