Gulf Cloud - Dallas, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.875 W 096° 45.931
14S E 709272 N 3629246
Center of the Sydney Smith Memorial Fountain.
Waymark Code: WM11N68
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2019
Views: 1
Smithsonian Art Inventory"
The bronze fountain sculpture is an allegorical composition that depicts four female figures representing the four geographic areas of Texas --the Gulf, the Coastal Plains, the Table Lands and Mountains of West Texas, and the Gulf Breeze. The Gulf lies against the feet of the Coastal Plains who rests in the lap of the Table Lands, while the Gulf Breeze brings nourishing rains to the State. The bottom of the sculpture is encircled with a granite relief depicting a garland of fruit, flowers, grain, and vegetables grown in Texas. The sculpture rests in the center of a circular fountain basin."
TITLE: Gulf Cloud
ARTIST(S): Clyde Giltner Chandler
DATE: 1916
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 63760015
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
In front of the Music Hall in Fair Park.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The statement "The bottom of the sculpture is encircled with a granite relief depicting a garland of fruit, flowers, grain, and vegetables grown in Texas." appears to be wrong.
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