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Peter Pan, (sculpture). Artist:  Cook, Mae, 1881-1951, sculptor. Darst, Otto C., architect. Zenker Sons, fabricator. Title:  Peter Pan, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Pan, (sculpture). Munson Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Dedicated May 18, 1928. Medium:  Bronze on a Georgia marble base. Dimensions:  Pan: approx. 3 x 1 x 1 ft.; Marble block: approx. 1 x 2 x 2 ft.; Fountain basin and base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 75 in. x 75 in. Inscription:  For the/children of Columbus/In memory of/George Peabody Munson/Aged six. Description:  A bronze statue of a young boy, standing and playing a flute. A cloth is draped around his waist. He stands atop a rough marble block in the center of a fountain basin. Six fish are positioned at the foot of the basin and water shoots out from their mouths. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Pan Homage -- Munson, George Peabody Object -- Musical Instrument -- Flute Figure male -- Child -- Full length Animal -- Fish Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus Sculpture Owner:  Columbus Metropolitan Library, Administration, 96 South Grant Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Remarks:  See IAS files for related newspaper articles. The fountain was donated by the Charles E. Munson, a prominent Columbus businessman. It was erected in memory of his son George Peabody Munson, who died at age six. Columbus sculptor Mary (Mae) Cook designed the figure of Pan, and collaborated with local architect Otto C. Darst to design the fountain. The fountain was carved and erected by Zenker Sons. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1992. Columbus Citizen's Journal (Columbus, OH), May 16, 1928, pg. 22. The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), May 18, 1928. Illustration:  Columbus Citizen's Journal (Columbus, OH), May 16, 1928, pg. 22. 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 OH000007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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