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Schiff, Jeffrey,
Abstract
Homage -- Whelan, Edward
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schiff, Jeffrey, 1952- , sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Thompson Square Elements, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite, bronze, brick, and trees.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. W. 25 ft. x L. 75 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A brick and granite paved traffic triangle which features a granite wall with a bronze fountain font in the center. Below the bronze font is a rectangular granite basin. Granite benches flank the rectangular basin. and a long rectangular bench rests nearby. The perimeter of the traffic triangle is lined with trees.
Subject:
Abstract
Homage -- Whelan, Edward
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Thompson Square, Main Street & Dexter Row, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The fountain was funded by the Browne Fund. An inscription on a nearby marker reads: EDWARD "GUS" WHELAN/Aman of integrity,/decency, and honor/whose unselfish act of heroism/at this location on/November 9, 1960/protected the life of a neighbor/and caused the los of his own.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 87740010
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