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Sculptor:
Gerhardt, Karl 1853-1940  Search this
Founder:
Ames Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
Bronze on a granite base
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Waterbury Parks and Recreation Department 236 Grand Street Waterbury Connecticut 06702
Located Town Green, opposite 30 West Main Street Waterbury Connecticut 06702
Date:
1888
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Moore, Merl M., Jr., 1994.
Daily Evening Transcript (Boston), Dec. 9, 1887, 6:4.
Image on file.
(Base back:) KARL GERHARDT Sc/HARTFORD, CONN./1888/ERECTED 1888/A GIFT TO THE NATIVE TOWN/BY/CAROLINE JOSEPHINE WELTON/A FRIEND OF ANIMALS signed
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.
Summary:
"A water basin and a massive granite base surmounted by a bronze horse. The low basin forms a half-circle around the base and is divided into three compartments. Abutting the basin and the base to the rear are two risers leading to a drinking fountain attached to the base. The base consists of four stacked, rough cut blocks of granite. The front faces of the blocks decrease in size from bottom to top. Attached to the front of the base is a bronze gadrooned basin. Bronze cattail leaves and flowers spread beneath the basin. Attached to each side of the third block of the base is a bronze daffodil of art noveau or aesthetic influence. The bronze horse is prancing with the proper right front leg raised."
Topic:
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAS CT000060
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_311772