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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Severson, William Conrad,     Schultz, Saunders,     Cummings, Richard,     Scopia Studios,     Murphy, Downey, Wofford & Richman,     Abstract -- Geometric     Homage -- Spaulding, Charles Herbert     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Occupation -- Science     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Springfield     Fountain     Sculpture

The Spaulding Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Severson, William Conrad, 1924-1999 , sculptor. Schultz, Saunders, 1927-2017, sculptor. Cummings, Richard, architect. Scopia Studios, design firm. Murphy, Downey, Wofford & Richman, architectural firm. Title:  The Spaulding Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spaulding Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Dedicated May 19, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Polished stainless steel. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 3 ft. 8 in. Diam 8 ft. Description:  Twelve tubular "V" shaped arms are set in a circular pattern, with the top center edges merging to form a flat circle in the middle. The form represents a "stylized adaptation of the precipitator" (from a portable water purification unit developed by Charles Herbert Spaulding). Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Spaulding, Charles Herbert Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Object -- Other -- Precipitator Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Springfield Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Sangamon State University, Shepard Road, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243 Remarks:  IAS files contain dedication ceremony brochure and copies of architect's plans for sculpture and surrounding area. Nearby are two plaques. One reads: IN MEMORY/CHARLES/HERBERT/SPAULDING/1888-1968/FOR HIS RESEARCH IN/THE FIELD OF WATER/PURIFICATION/PRESENTED BY/HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN/ 1975. Other plaques reads: THE DESIGN OF THIS FOUNTAIN/WAS INSPIRED BY THE FIRST/SPAULDING WATER PRECIPITATOR/AT THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL/WATER PALNT IN THE LATE 1930S./THIS PRECIPITATOR WAS DESIGNED/BY MR. CHARLES H. SPAULDING/AND WAS THE PROTOTYPE OF MANY/INSTALLATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY./A PORTABLE VERSION WAS USED/THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY THE/ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR II./THE FORM OF THE MEMORIAL/FOUNTAIN REFLECTS THE PRE/CIPITATORS BASIC TRUNCATED/INVERTED CONE WITH ITS EFFICIENT 52 (degree symbol) ANGLE. IN THAT PRECIPITATOR WATER IS BROUGHT IN AT THE BOTTOM AND FLOWS/UPWARD THROUGH AGGREGATES/AND CHEMICALS AND EMERGES/AT THE TOP OF THE CONE AS/PURE, SWEET WATER./SCULPTORS: SAUNDERS SCHULTZ/AND WILLIAM SEVERSON, 1975 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Schultz, Saunders, 2002. 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 IL000072   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000072 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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