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Lillian Schnitzer Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Wood, J. Worrington, 1839-1886, sculptor. Title:  Lillian Schnitzer Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1875. Dedicated 1964. Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: cast concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 x 12 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 18 x 13 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of pool:) In memory of/Lillian Schnitzer/"...A spirit still and/bright with something/of an angel light"/1964 (On plaque at rear of pool:) Sculptured in Rome/1875/J. Worrington Wood unsigned Description:  Kneeling female figure wearing a flowing garment and holding a water jug in her proper right hand. A veil covers her head and her proper left hand is raised to her chest. Statue and base are in a low brick-lined pool. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Homage -- Schnitzer, Lillian Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Houston, Municipal Arts Commission, P. O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251 Located Hermann Park, Rose Garden, Houston, Texas Remarks:  Statue was sculpted in Rome in 1875 and the fountain was designed in 1964 and dedicated in memory of Lillian Schnitzer. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000342   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000342 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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