Fountain of the Four Seasons, Ames, Iowa
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N 42° 01.462 W 093° 38.752
15T E 446531 N 4652683
"Fountain of the Four Seasons" by Christian Petersen is on the Iowa State University campus and was made in 1941.
Waymark Code: WMVJM
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2006
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"Fountain of the Four Seasons" by Christian Petersen in 1941 is located on the Iowa State University campus. Four Native American women sit around a circular fountain facing north, south, east , and west representing an ancient Osage prayer of thanksgiving.
The first plants the seed - “Lo, I come to the tender planting.” The second bends close to the earth - “Lo, a tender shoot breaks forth.” The third holds a harvest basket of maize - “Lo, I collect the golden harvest.” The forth nurses her newborn babe - “Lo, there is joy in my house.”
This fountain is located on the Iowa State University campus just on the north side of the Memorial Union.
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