Administered by City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works 611 Second Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222
Located Mellon Park Near garden center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Date:
Ca. 1928
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 287.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0229, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 316.
unsigned
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Summary:
Carved stone fountain with eight chubby nude children circling top of an octagonal shaft at center of fountain. It has a Gothic quality in its portrayal of chubby children, fish and animals. Each child holds something--musical instrument, blanket, scroll. There is a squirrel eating a nut beside one child's foot and bird at the foot of another child. Eight fish head spouts ring the very top of the shaft as well as the top lower portion of the shaft.
