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Carrere, John M.,
Hastings, Thomas,
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Lion
Architecture -- Detail
Object -- Foliage
Fountain
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Merrill Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Carrere, John M., sculptor.
Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, sculptor
Title:
Merrill Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1901. Relocated 1925.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 12 x 42 x 60 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three-tiered fountain with fish,
lion
heads, floral and organic motifs decorating the surface. A large rounded arch with a prominent keystone appears on one end of the fountain. The arch is bordered with sheaved wheat. An ice motif decorates the scrolls at the sides of the drinking fountain.
Subject:
Animal
--
Fish
Animal
--
Lion
Architecture
--
Detail
--
Arch
Object
--
Foliage
--
Wheat
Object Type:
Fountain
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Michigan
--
Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
Located Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
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 MI000073
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000073
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