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Ricci, Ulysses Anthony,
Figure female -- Full length
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Statler Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ricci, Ulysses Anthony, 1888-1960, sculptor.
Title:
Statler Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Plinth & pool perimeter: granite; Pool liner: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x Diam. 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.
Description:
Bronze, art deco fountain in the shape of a Roman tripod brazier. Woman in classical robes stands in the middle of the upper bowl holding a cup from which water originally flowed. Large bowl is decorated with signs of the zodiac in relief. Lip edge is decorated with egg and dart molding. The legs are decorated with semi-draped male figures above grotesque decorations and terminate in lions' paws. Basin at foot of fountain, now a planter.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
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 Statler Park, Stuart Street at Park Square, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Gift of the Hotel Statler Company, Inc. Was presented to the city in 1930 as part of a beautification project for the Park. Originally, water flowed from the cup the figure holds, into the raised bowl, and then into the basin. Fountain is no longer operable. A bronze dedication plaque originally on base is now missing.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 63.
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 87710014
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