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The Great Waters, Eleventh Issue of the Society of Medalists, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  The Great Waters, Eleventh Issue of the Society of Medalists, (sculpture). Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Diam. 2 7/8 in. Inscription:  (Obverse:) ONTARIO. MICHIGAN. HURON. SUPERIOR. ERIE (Reverse:) ONTARIO SENDS GREETING TO THE SEA Description:  Obverse side depicts a group of symbolic female figures pouring water from shells, leading to a "Fountain of the Lakes." Reverse side depicts a female head symbolizing the spirit of the great waters. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Object -- Other -- Shell Allegory -- Place -- Lake Michigan Allegory -- Place -- Lake Huron Allegory -- Place -- Lake Ontario Allegory -- Place -- Lake Superior Allegory -- Place -- Lake Erie Architecture -- Monument -- Fountain Object Type:  Medal Sculpture Owner:  Amherst College, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 Accession Number: 1935.1 Provenance:  Bequest of Mead, William R., 1936. References:  Owner, 1973: Registration Records. 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 20090038   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 20090038 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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