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Figure male -- Child
Object -- Vegetable
Homage -- Musgrove, Jack
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Fountain
Sculpture
(Iowa Capitol Fountain), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Iowa Capitol Fountain), (sculpture).
Dates:
1938. Rededicated Oct. 12, 1982.
Medium:
Sculpture: coated concrete; Basin: concrete interior, granite wall with a bronze rail.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 145 in. x Diam. 70 in.; Basin: approx. 3 x 27 x 27 ft.
Inscription:
(On wall, front:) THIS FOUNTAIN IS DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF/VELMA [illegible]/AND/JACK MUSGROVE/FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN AIDING IOWA'S/OBSERVANCE OF THE BICENTENNIAL/OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/DEDICATED OCTOBER 12, 1982 unsigned
Description:
Five-tiered fountain is topped with a nude male child holding an ear of corn. The edges of each bowl are scalloped and the center post has surface ornamentation. The fountain is installed in the center of square basin which becomes circular on each side.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Nude
Object -- Vegetable -- Corn
Homage -- Musgrove, Jack
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State Historical Society of Iowa, State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Located Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The fountain is not operational. There are lights in the lower basin.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995.
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 IA000269
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