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Thomas, Steffen Wolfgang George,
Figure female -- Full length
Animal
Homage -- McKinley, Junia
Homage -- Buncan, Martha Berrien
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Fountain
Sculpture
Trilon, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thomas, Steffen Wolfgang George, 1906-1990, sculptor.
Title:
Trilon, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fountain to Founders Atlanta Chapter D.A.R., (sculpture).
Dates:
Fountain basin: 1916. Sculpture: ca. 1975 or 1976.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 4 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 4 ft. x Diam. 26 ft.
Inscription:
(Lower right front of sculpture:) Steffen Thomas (Plaque on front of pool, raised lettering:) IN HONOR OF/THE ATLANTA CHAPTER/OF THE/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/FOUNDED 189(inscription illegible) BY/MISS JVNIA MCKINLEY-MRS. MARTHA BERRIAN DUNCAN/ERECTED BY/MRS. JOSEPH MADISON HIGH, REGENT/1916. signed
Description:
A triangular sculpture with a recessed, three-dimensional figure of a woman on all three surfaces, topped with reliefs of animals, set within a circular fountain basin.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Animal
Homage -- McKinley, Junia
Homage -- Buncan, Martha Berrien
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Atlanta, Department of Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Cultural Affairs, 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Located Peachtree Street & 15th Street, between Colony Square and Memorial Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Remarks:
The redesigned fountain sculpture was the 1976 winner of the Urban Design Commission award for excellence.
The fountain's sculpture was created by Steffen Thomas around 1975 or 1976. The basin predates the sculpture and was originally part of a memorial fountain to commemorate the founders of the Atlanta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Miss Julia McKinely, and Mrs. Martha Berrien Duncan. The fountain basin was erected in 1916 as a gift of Mrs. Joseph Madison High.
IAS files contain 1984 excerpt from Atlanta Magazine; and excerpt from "Office Guide to Atlanta," compiled by the Atlanta Convention and Tourist Bureau, c. 1926, pg. 54, discussing the original fountain.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
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 GA000566
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000566
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