Fountain of the Wind, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Freeman, Douglas Olmsted 1953-
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994.
- Image on file.
- unsigned
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- A fountain with multiple cascades (representing the many streams and waterfalls that flow into Lake Superior); stepping stones (which recall the rhythm of walking rock-to-rock up those streams), platforms with, on either side, two light beacons (referencing the maritime and drawing their source from handheld beacons and the Duluth Lift Bridge), a central fantastical figure named Wildcat Dreaming, surrounded by sturgeon with water jetting from their mouths.
- 1993
- Control number
- IAS MN000028
- Type
- Sculptures-Fountain
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze, stainless steel, and glass; Base: concrete
- Owner/Location
- Administered by City of Duluth Public Arts Commission 303 City Hall Duluth Minnesota 55802
- Located Canal Park Drive and Buchanan Street Duluth Minnesota
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Fantasy
- Animal--Fish--Sturgeon
- Allegory--Place--Lake Superior
- Allegory--Element--Water
- Record ID
- siris_ari_317433
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
