Entrance Fountain - Dayton, Ohio
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N 39° 44.643 W 084° 10.273
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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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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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:


FOR.THE.COOL.OF THE.WATERS.THAT. RUN.THROUGH.THE. SHADOWY.PLACES. I.WILL.GIVE.THANKS. AND.ADORE.THEE. GOD.OF.THE.OPEN.AIR.


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:
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