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(Fountain), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Fountain), (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1890. Medium:  Sculpture: cast iron, painted; Base: stones embedded in mortar; Basin: concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft. x Diam. 15 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 5 ft. Inscription:  (Around perimeter of bottom:) IN HONOR OF GEORGE A. KETCHUM M. D./FOUNDER OF THE BIENVILLE WATER WORKS unsigned Description:  Five-tiered fountain with ornamented reliefs include leaves, shells, and scrolls. The bottom tier is faced with Classical masks from which water spouts. The fountain sits in a pool bordered by a flower bed and enclosed in a low wrought iron fence. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Ketchum, George Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Mobile, Buildings and Grounds, 111 South Royal Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602 Located Bienville Square, Dauphin & Emanuel Streets, Mobile, Alabama Remarks:  For related reading, see the Mobile Press Register, June 25, 1914, Dec. 20, 1925, Feb. 3, 1951, Feb 2, 1961 and Aug. 23, 1968. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. 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 AL000305   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000305 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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