Entrance Fountain - Dayton, Ohio
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This drinking fountain is located near the Waldo Street entrance to the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMMH8Q
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2014
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This drinking fountain is located near the Waldo Street entrance to the
Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
A sculpture consisting of a bas-relief plaque set in stone. The relief plaque, art nouveau in style, depicts a pair of nude children kneeling in symmetry with a swag of blossoms draped over a tablet between them. The sculpture is placed atop a large irregularly-shaped stone base with a fountain bowl in the top.
Text on the bas-relief plaque reads:
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FOR.THE.COOL.OF
THE.WATERS.THAT.
RUN.THROUGH.THE.
SHADOWY.PLACES.
I.WILL.GIVE.THANKS.
AND.ADORE.THEE.
GOD.OF.THE.OPEN.AIR.
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The sculpture can be seen in Google Street View.
TITLE: Entrance Fountain
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Karl Bitter (1867-1915)
DATE: Commissioned 1909
MEDIUM: Sculpture: cast bronze and pink marble; Base: pink marble
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OH000474
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Woodland Cemetery
118 Woodland Avenue, Near Waldo Street entrance
Dayton, Ohio 45409
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
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