Artist:

French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this

Photographer:

Cleff, Bernie 1927-  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

Commissioned 1917. Installed 1920. Dedicated May 17, 1921

Notes:

Photographs of the DuPont Circle fountain were taken by Bernie Cleff in 1975-1976 for a Daniel Chester French retrospective organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 155-163.

Topic:

Homage--DuPont, Samuel Francis  Search this

Allegory--Place--Seas  Search this

Allegory--Element--Extraterrestrial  Search this

Allegory--Place--Winds  Search this

Allegory--Place--Vigilance  Search this

Figure male--Nude  Search this

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Animal--Dolphin  Search this

Animal--Bird--Gull  Search this

Object--Other--Globe  Search this

Architecture--Boat  Search this

Image number:

CLE C0000012

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Data Source:

Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

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