Aquarius Fountain, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Lierman, Dave
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, June 28, 1990, pg. C-12.
Summary
An abstract representation of Aquarius carrying a pot of water on his back. The figure is set in a trapezoidal recess in a plaza which forms the basin of the fountain. Two sprinkler heads on top of the pot spray water down over the figure and into the basin.
1972
Control number
IAS IL000020
Type
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Cor-Ten steel fountain on a pebble aggregate plaza
Owner/Location
Administered by Campus View 302 East John Street Champaign Illinois 61820
Located University Inn 302 East John Street Southwest corner of property Champaign Illinois 61820
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Abstract--Geometric
Mythology--Classical--Aquarius
Allegory--Element--Water
Record ID
siris_ari_309239
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