McIlroy Bank Fountain, (sculpture).

McIlroy Bank Fountain, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Bank Builders, architectural firm.

McIlroy Bank Fountain, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 1973.

Sculpture: marble; Pool: glazed brick.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 20 in. x 20 in.

A marble fountain within a circular pool of dark glazed brick. The top of the fountain is a wide marble bowl. The bowl is supported by a central column around which are positioned three mermaids. The mermaids raise both hands above their heads to support the bowl. Water spouts up into the air from the top of the fountain and cascades down the sides of the bowl and into the two-tiered pool.

Literature -- Character -- Mermaid

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville

Administered by McIlroy Bank, 75 North East Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Located One McIlroy Plaza, East Avenue on the Fayetteville Square, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Installation of the fountain was completed May 11, 1973.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.

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