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 Governor's Mansion Fountain - Annapolis, MD Posted by:  bluesnote
N 38° 58.732 W 076° 29.552
18S E 370717 N 4315490
A small fountain on the Governor's Mansion in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14EAG
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2021
Views: 2
From the website, "A three-tiered fountain of Victorian design with images representing Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, Tidewater lands, and agricultural farmland. The first (lowest) tier depicts striped bass, spot, croaker, crabs and oysters, and a terrapin, in their natural habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. The second (middle) tier portrays a great blue heron, a family of black ducks, swamp sparrows, a killdeer, a frog, and a terrapin in the marsh land surrounding the Bay. The third (top) tier represents the agricultural uplands, with corn, tobacco, and white oak leaves. The Maryland State shield is included on the east and west sides. The fountain is set within a circular basin."
TITLE: Governor's Mansion Fountain
ARTIST(S): Beddes, Lyle, sculptor. Baird, David A., founder. Graham, Jay, landscape architect. Tyson, Tish, landscape architect. O'Doherty, Pearse, landscape architect. Historical Arts & Casting, founder. Graham Landscape Architecture, landscape architect.
DATE: Dedicated April 6, 1990.
MEDIUM: Fountain: bronze; Base: brick; Basin: brick.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MD000464
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Governor's Mansion
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted.
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