Sculpture: cast bronze with patina; Basin: boulders and river rock imbedded in concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Town of Vail Art in Public Places 75 South Frontage Road Vail Colorado 81657
Located Children's Fountain Plaza, intersection of Gore Creek Drive & Wall Street Vail Colorado
Date:
Commissioned 1986. 1986. Dedicated Dec. 1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plaque on north side:) CHILDREN'S FOUNTAIN/DENNIS SMITH/TO THOSE WHO HELP US ALL/CELEBRATE CHILDREN/DECEMBER 1986 (List of donors follows) unsigned
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Summary:
Five children playing. The figures are installed on four narrow triangular pedestals of varying heights, placed within a round fountain basin.
