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Parker Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Snow, Hildegarde  Search this
Medium:
Stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Town of East Bridgewater East Bridgewater Massachusetts
Located East Bridgewater Public Library 32 Union Street East Bridgewater Massachusetts
Date:
Dedicated May 20, 1940. Relocated 1979
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.
Summary:
Two children, a boy and a girl, hold a large shell in their hands as they run along the seashore while waves break around their legs. The sculpture rests on a round, two-stepped base. Two pools have been carved out of the lower step to hold water from the fountain.
Topic:
Homage--Parker, Mary Folsom  Search this
Children  Search this
Object--Other--Shell  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Swimming  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87740194
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299793