Bates Fountain - Chicago, IL - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Located in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
The Smithsonian Inventory (visit link) provides the following description and information:

"Artist:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, sculptor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Bates Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Storks at Play, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 29, 1887.
Medium:
Boys and storks: bronze with dark green patina; Fountain basin: pink granite.
Dimensions:
Boys: approx. H. 4 ft.; Stork: approx. H. 6 ft.; Fountain basin: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. Diam. 25 ft.
Description:
Three figures with a half boy-half fish appearance are wrestling with fish among the jets of a shallow circular fountain pool. The fish have water pouring from their mouths. Three large storks stand upright and spread their wings, spraying water from their beaks. A fence surrounds the fountain."

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Bates Fountain Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, sculptor. Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1887 Materials used: Boys and storks: bronze with dark green patina; Fountain basin: pink granite. Location: Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL

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