Lotta Fountain
| Lotta Fountain | |
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 The fountain in 2009 | |
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| Artist |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Medium | Granite sculpture |
| Dimensions | 3.0 m × 6.1 m × 4.6 m (10 ft × 20 ft × 15 ft) |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 42°21′19.8″N 71°4′34.4″W / 42.355500°N 71.076222°WCoordinates: 42°21′19.8″N 71°4′34.4″W / 42.355500°N 71.076222°W | |
Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Description and history[]
The granite structure is approximately 10 x 20 x 15 ft. and functions as a drinking fountain. It features a square column topped with seated dog, and a spout on the base depicting the head of a cat. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.[1]
Dog sculpture
Inscription and spout
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Lotta Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Lotta Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- 1939 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1939 sculptures
- Animal sculptures in Massachusetts
- Cats in art
- Charles River Esplanade
- Drinking fountains in the United States
- Fountains in Massachusetts
- Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
- Outdoor sculptures in Boston
- Sculptures of dogs in the United States
- Statues in Boston