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Unknown,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Monmouth
Fountain
Sculpture
(Fountain), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Fountain), (sculpture).
Dates:
1939-1940. Rededicated July 1993.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 9 x 9 x Diam. 9 ft.; Basin: approx. 21 1/2 in. x 17 ft. x 17 ft. x Diam. 17 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on basin:) THIS FOUNTAIN WAS A GIFT/FROM/THE MONMOUTH CIVIC CLUB/IN 1940/REDEDICATED WITH THANKS/BY MONMOUTH-INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION/JULY 1993 unsigned
Description:
Urn-like fountain stands on a tiered, octagonal base, which is centered in an octagonal basin.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Monmouth
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Monmouth, 151 West Main, City Hall, Monmouth, Oregon 97361
Located Main Street Park, Intersection of Main & Warren Streets, Monmouth, Oregon
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Gift of the Monmouth Civic Club (a women's group dedicated to beautifying the community) and partially funded through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as part of a park improvement effort. The Club's minutes state that the cost was $1,637.03, of which $1,011.75 was from the WPA. The plaque was presented at the rededication by local historian Charles Alva. Alva, a retired professor, researched and confirmed the origins of the fountain theretofore unknown. IAS files contain related articles from the Monmouth Herald, Nov. 2, 1939 and the Statesman (Monmouth, OR), June 25, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon 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 OR000343
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OR000343
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