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Pasadena Bird Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Wynne, David, 1926- , sculptor. Title:  Pasadena Bird Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Egret Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1967. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 37 x 14 x 11 ft. Description:  Five egrets spiraling upward around a center support column. Three water jets shoot water up from the bottom, which hits the wings of the top bird and falls back down on the others. The bronze patina is goldish-brown. The sculpture is set in a reflecting pool with diameter of 30 feet, and is lit from above. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Egret Allegory -- Place -- Pasadena Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pasadena Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Ambassador Foundation, 300 West Green Street, Pasadena, California 91129 Located Ambassador College, In front of Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, California Remarks:  The sculpture was erected in 1967; the reflecting pools were not added until 1974. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Wynne, David, "The Sculpture of David Wynne 1968/1974," London: Phaidon Press, 1974, pg. 87. Illustration:  Image on file. Wynne, David, "The Sculpture of David Wynne 1968/1974," London: Phaidon Press, 1974, pgs. 86, 88-95. 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 88090008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88090008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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