Bicentennial Memorial Sculpture and Fountain
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N 30° 15.642 W 097° 44.973
14R E 620291 N 3348335
A sculpture and fountain commemorating America's Bicentennial celebration in Auditorium Shores Park, near First & Riverside, Austin, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM8MZV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2010
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This mixed media sculpture and fountain was placed to commemorate America's Bicentennial celebration. It is made of water, steel, stone, and brick. The inscription on the front of it reads:
BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL SCULPTURE AND FOUNTAIN
"HERITAGE - FESTIVALS - HORIZONS"
THE SCULPTURE AND FOUNTAIN SYMBOLIZE THE THREE-WORD THEME OF AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. "HERITAGE" IS RECALLED BY THE GRANITE BOULDER BASE CONNOTATING STABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY. IT IS A LINK WITH OUR PAST. WATER SYMBOLIZES "FESTIVALS" AS IT IS AN EXUBERANT MATERIAL, CREATING VISUAL EXCITEMENT. THE FORM OF THE SCULPTURE IS AN ABSTRACTION OF THE FLAG - A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF CELEBRATION. THE SWEEPING ARCS OF THE STEEL, WHILE RECALLING THE FLAG, SYMBOLIZE "HORIZONS" - OUR SOARING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. THE DEEP RED-BROWN COLOR ECHOES THE SACRIFICES OF AMERICANS IN DEFENSE OF OUR IDEALS.
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN
BY THE AUSTIN BOARD OF REALTORS
JULY 4, 1976
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