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Dr. Myron H. Mills Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Worden Brothers Monument Manufacturing Company, fabricator. Title:  Dr. Myron H. Mills Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mills Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1903. Dedicated Oct. 18, 1903. Relocated Sept. 18, 1931. Medium:  Column: red beech granite; Orb: marble (?); Basin: red beech granite. Dimensions:  Eagle: approx. H. 3 ft.; Column: approx. H. 11 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 10 ft. (42 tons). Description:  The fountain consists of a round basin in which stands a column with orb at top, originally the perch for a bronze or brass eagle (now missing). Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Homage -- Mills, Myron H. Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mount Morris Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Mount Morris Cemetery, Chapel Street, Mount Morris, New York Remarks:  Donated by Mary Mills and her daughters Isabel and Jennie in memory of their husband and father, Dr. Myron H. Mills (1820-1897). The fountain was originally installed on Main & Lake Streets. It was relocated after being struck by an automobile in May 1931. The eagle was stolen in 1992. IAS files contain related articles from the Livingston County Leader, Sept. 9, 1970 and Aug. 5, 1992, the Democrat and Chronicle, Aug. 9, 1992 and the Mt. Morris Enterprise, Sept. 12, 1992, which detail the theft of the eagle. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Mt. Morris Enterprise, Sept. 12, 1992, pg. 1. 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 NY001523   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001523 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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