Memorial Fountain - Hopedale MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

An elaborate fountain, with exedra wall and bench seating. In the center, a female figure (symbol of Hope) stands atop an orange fountain basin. The holds a diaphanous cloth above her head with both arms. Below her, the fountain base has a relief of a female face; cornucopias (symbol of prosperity and plenty) and an anchor and three dolphins (symbol of the books held in the library). The central figure is balanced by the symmetrically curved adjacent benches terminating in pedestals surmounted by carved plant forms revealing fruit. Buttressing the pedestals are eagles with their wings full back. The entire fountain rests on a platform four steps above grade.

The sculpture was presented to the Town of Hopedale by Mrs. Susan Preston Draper. IAS files contain a related excerpt from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bancroft Memorial Library, Hopedale, Massachusetts, for the Year ending December 31, 1904

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TITLE: Memorial Fountain ARTIST(S): Waldo Story DATE: 11/8/1904 MEDIUM: Marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000113 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Left side of Bancroft Memorial Library, 50 Hopedale St, Hopedale, MA DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The sculpture and surrounding area is well maintained.

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