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Trotter Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  Trotter Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Children's Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1909.; 1910-1911.; Dedicated May 30, 1911. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Georgia marble. Dimensions:  Figures: approx. 6 x 6 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 1/2 ft. x 6 x 9 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On base, above bear cub:) THIS FOUNTAIN/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON/UNDER THE WILL OF JAMES TROTTER/HIS MOTHER ANN TROTTER HIS BROTHER JOHN W./AND HIS SISTERS MARIA.ANN.AND GEORGINA/1911 unsigned Description:  Eight figures in high relief surrounding a base. The figures represent three phases of life: childhood, animal life, and pioneer life. At each end is an Indian maiden, with an urn upon her shoulder from which the stream of water runs into the basin below. At her feet is a playful Indian child, and between the children are figures of a dog and a bear cub. Subject:  Homage -- Trotter, John, family of Children Ethnic -- Indian Animal -- Dog Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Bloomington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bloomington, Parks & Recreation, 109 East Olive, Bloomington, Illinois 61702 Located Withers Park, East and Washington Streets, Bloomington, Illinois 61702 Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of the Pantagraph (Feb. 17, 1910) and the Sunday Pantagraph (June 10, 1928), which give details related to the early commissioning and dedication of the piece. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0136, 1989. The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), Feb. 17, 1910. The Sunday Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), June 10, 1928. Monumental News, Jan., 1910, pg.23. 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 76008068   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008068 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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