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Ames, J. W.,
Dodge, E. S.,
Weems, Katharine Lane,
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Squirrel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Fountain
Sculpture
Lotta Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ames, J. W., architect.
Dodge, E. S., architect.
Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989, sculptor.
Title:
Lotta Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 10 x 20 x 15 ft.
Inscription:
(Base, on the top front:) LOTTA/FOUNTAIN/1939 (Base, on the bottom front:) Gift of/Lotta M. Crabtree/1847-1924 unsigned
Description:
A large fountain installation featuring a tall, square column topped by a seated dog who looks down into a semicircular water basin at ground level. On the front of the column, near the base, is a small cat's head which serves as the fountain spout. In front of the column there is a rectangular flagstone terrace flanked by granite benched and surrounded on three sides by a low granite wall. Drinking fountains are located on the square end posts on each side of the terrace entrance.
Subject:
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Squirrel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Conservation and Recreation, 251 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Located Charles River Esplanade, Storrow Drive between Berkeley & Clarendon, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded through the bequest of Lotta Crabtree.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Cherubino, Penny, 2011.
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 87740018
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
87740018
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