(Oakdale Park Fountain), (sculpture).

(Oakdale Park Fountain), (sculpture).

Unknown (German), sculptor.

Levin, Robert, sculptor.

(Oakdale Park Fountain), (sculpture).

1885. Top figure added 1968.

Sculpture: cast iron, painted white, lead and zinc; Basin: concrete, painted white.

Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 5 ft. 8 in.; Basin: approx. H. 14 in. x Diam. 11 ft. 8 in.

(On plaque on basin:) OAKDALE FOUNTAIN/Since 1885, this fountain has graced Oakdale Park and/remains the only piece of original park furniture left./First located in lower Oakdale, the fountain was scheduled/to be scrapped for the war effort during World War II,/fortunately it was not. However, the original top statue/was lost. In 1968 the fountain was rebuilt and moved to/its present site and a new top statue was created. unsigned

Fountain consists of an ornate bowl with a single figure on top and three figures on the stem in a low, round basin. The single female figure at the top wears Grecian clothing and is pouring water from a jug. The three female figures on the stem wear loose Roman garments.

Figure group -- Female

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina

Administered by City of Salina, Salina Parks & Recreation Department, 300 West Ash, Salina, Kansas 67401

Located Oakdale Park, 320 West Ash, Near northeast entrance, Salina, Kansas

Formerly in the collection of Geis, John,

The sculpture, made in Germany, was previously owned by John Geis. It was first installed at the southwest entrance of Oakdale Park. In the 1940s, the sculpture was slated to be used as scrap metal for war effort. The single top figure was removed and the rest of the fountain remained in the park where it was subject to much vandalism. In 1968, a new top figure was added, and Robert Levin restored and repainted the whole work. Lead and zinc were used to replace heads, hands, feet and arms on the stem figures. The fountain was moved at this time to the northwest entrance of the park. It was restored again in 1971. IAS files contain related articles from the Salina Journal, Oct. 10, 1942, which includes a photograph with the original statue, June 16, 1968 and July 13, 1968 and a Salina Heritage Commission, Historic Resources Inventory, Oct. 5, 1985.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.

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