Spirit of Rockville - Rockville, MD
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N 39° 05.033 W 077° 09.079
18S E 313924 N 4328287
A sculpture located on Courthouse Square in downtown Rockville.
Waymark Code: WMZFF9
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2018
Views: 5
Taken from the website, "A fountain with a bronze female figure standing in the center of a circular bronze basin. The female figure holds a sphere of light in her extended proper left hand. In her proper right hand she holds a document. The figure and basin rest on a bronze pedestal that features reliefs depicting early life in Rockville, a transportation crossroads and an agricultural center. Four dates are inscribed on the base: 1774 (citizens met at Owen's Ordinary to protest the actions of the British Parliament); 1776 (Montgomery county was formed); 1860 (Rockville became a city); and 1891 (the current courthouse was built). Below the pedestal is a circular pool with a stone wall containing mist nozzles which operate intermittently."
TITLE: Davidson, Dan, sculptor
ARTIST(S): Spirit of Rockville
DATE: 1996
MEDIUM: Sculpture, basin, and pedestal: bronze; Fountain pool: stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500361
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, 20850
Located Courthouse Square Park, Rockville, Maryland 20850
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some corrosion noted.
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