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    		• Riley, Bob,
     
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    		• Homage -- Bergh, Henry
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
     
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    Henry Bergh/ASPCA Fountain, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Riley, Bob, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Henry Bergh/ASPCA Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed Oct. 1, 1897.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: metal; Base: cast iron and stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Basin: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 9 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Raised lettering on south/front face of pedestal:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/OF/HENRY BERGH/OCT., (sic) 1, 1897/FREDERICK SAILER/CHARLES LEE/LUCIUS H. MILLS/WM. E. BURNHAM/PARK/COMMISSIONERS (Raised lettering in a circle on east and west sides:) THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; (Raised lettering on north side:) JUSTICE/HUMANITY/COMPASSION unsigned
    Description: 
    A figure of a galloping horse tops a pedestal to which water basins are attached. The basins are of various sizes and at various heights, to accommodate large and small animals. A relief, which appears on both the east and west sides of the pedestal, depicts a cartman about to beat a fallen horse, and the intervention of a guardian angel.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Bergh, Henry
    Animal -- Horse
    Religion -- Angel
    Allegory -- Quality -- Charity
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Bridgeport, Parks & Recreation Department, 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
    Located Seaside Park, Main Street entrance, Bridgeport, Connecticut
    Remarks: 
    Henry Bergh (1811-1888) was the founder and president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a park commissioner. The provenance of this sculpture is unclear. Although the park commissioners and the ASPCA's names both appear on the fountain, neither has any record of a donation. P. T. Barnum donated the land for the park. It is said that Barnum made this donation as a goodwill gesture, since he was criticized by the ASPCA for his treatment of animals.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
    Brilvitch, Charles, Bridgeport Municipal Historian, interview, May 18, 1983.
    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 CT000049
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