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Title
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The Fountains of Chicago, 1837-1987
Subject
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Public Monuments
Description
An account of the resource
Aside from being decorative and whimsical, our local fountains have much to tell us about our various public memories and community activities. Despite this historical function, fountains are often overshadowed by other public monuments that are deemed more "culturally significant." In the effort draw attention towards community artifacts that are forgotten all too frequently, I have established this collection of items related to the fountains of Chicago built between 1837 and 1987.
Creator
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Zachary Stella
Publisher
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Omeka
Rights
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Open to the Public
Format
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Various
Language
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en
Type
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Various
Coverage
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Chicago, IL 1837-1987
Physical Object
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types.
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Title
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Gurgolye Fountain
Subject
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Public Monument
Description
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In the mid-1890s, the West Park Commissioners installed a cast-iron fountain in Wicker Park. The fountain had an a cut granite outer basin with finials and floral urns. Produced by J.L. Mott Ironworks Company, the two-tiered fountain featured foliage motifs and small gargoyle faces which spouted water. Because of the faces, the company named this the Gurgoyle Fountain.
In 1908, Jens Jensen, then the superintendent of the West Park System, decided to remove the fountain. Retaining the granite outer basin, Jensen replaced the ornamental fountain with a jet spray, converting the lower basin into a children’s wading pool.
At the turn of the twenty-first century, as community members became increasingly interested in the history of the park, the Chicago Park District hired the Robinson Iron Company to recreate the historic fountain. The Alabama-based company, which owns many of the old J.L. Mott pattern books and molds, used such resources to reproduce the original Wicker Park fountain. Since the completion of the recast Gurgolye Fountain in 2001, the Wicker Park Garden Club has worked closely with the Chicago Park District to add other historically-appropriate elements to the landscape, including urns and benches. The club plants and tends the floral installations in the urns, as well as lush gardens along the west side of the park.
Creator
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Robinson Iron, reproduction; J.L. Mott Ironworks, original sculptor/fabricator
Source
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https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/gurgolye-fountain
Date
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1892
Format
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cast-iron
Language
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en
Coverage
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Wicker Park, East of W. Damen Avenue and south of the field house
Chicago
fountain
Public sculpture
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Title
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Art Chicago
Subject
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Art and sculpture in Chicago
Description
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Art in Chicago, pictures from Omeka, various other sources
Creator
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Isa Orozco
Source
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Chicago Tribune, Omeka
Publisher
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Isa Orozco
Contributor
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Isa Orozco
Rights
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For educational use, otherwise no known restrictions
Date
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1871-1999
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Title
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Fountain of Time Sculpture, Washington Park, Chicago, 1922
Subject
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Photograph, Fountain of Time Sculpture, Chicago, 1922
Description
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This is an image of the 1922 a sculpture by Loredo Taft called the Fountain of Time. It is located in Washington Park , Cottage Grove Avenue, Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture commemorates a century of peace between Great Britain & the USA.
Creator
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Loredo Taft
Source
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Peace Monuments in Illinois http://peace.maripo.com/
Publisher
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Peace Monuments in Illinois http://peace.maripo.com/
Date
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1922
Contributor
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Janette Clay uploaded this file, October 20, 2016
Rights
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Peace Monuments in Illinois http://peace.maripo.com/
Format
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Still image
Identifier
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photo_Fountain of Time_1922
Coverage
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Chicago, 1922
1922
Loredo Taft
Peace
Public sculpture