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Leaping Gazelle Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor. Title:  Leaping Gazelle Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Dedicated June 25, 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Norwegian Emerald Pearl granite. Inscription:  (Proper right side of base:) MARSHALL FREDERICKS/SCULPTOR (Around rim of the outer fountain basin:) A continual hint to my fellow citizens/to devote themselves/to the benefit and pleasure of the public/1840 Levi L. Barbour 1925 signed Description:  A bronze gazelle rears on hind legs atop stylized rock, which is mounted on granite pedestal. Gazelle is centerpiece of fountain. Four granite woodland creatures native to Belle Isle (rabbit, otter, grouse, hawk) surround the pedestal in first basin. Subject:  Animal -- Deer Animal -- Otter Animal -- Rabbit Animal -- Bird -- Grouse Animal -- Bird -- Hawk Homage -- Barbour, Levi L. Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan Located Belle Isle, Conservatory Rose Garden, Detroit, Michigan Remarks:  Levi L. Barbour (1840-1925) was a wealthy civic-minded lawyer who left $20,000 with the city of Detroit for beautifying Belle Isle Park. In 1934, the City Plan Commission, Arts Commission, and Parks and Boulevards started the process of selecting a site for the Levi Barbour Memorial, and in 1936 a jury selected Marshall Fredericks, and a contract was awarded in 1936. The total cost of the memorial was $26,000. For further information see Dennis Allen Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit, MI: Wayne State University, 1980, pg. 74. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 74. Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004. Illustration:  Image on file. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 74. 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 MI000077   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000077 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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