Pabst Brewing Company 100 Custer Way Tumwater Washington 98501
Date:
1950-1952
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On front of basin, in dark red tiles:) "It's the Water" (On rim of basin:) Recirculated Water not/suitable for drinking/fresh water available at/either end of underpass. unsigned
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Summary:
An oval fountain basin containing a bronze vase flanked by two nude children seated on circular pedestals. One of the children holds a fish and the other holds a goose with its wings spread. Both animals spout water from their mouths. Water also spouts from the top of the vase. Both the vase and the children are mounted on individual pedestals. The basin covered in turquoise and yellow tiles. An inscription is assembled using dark red tiles.
