"Baboon Fountain (Board of Directors Fountain)" with Trylon and Perisphere in background
Dublin Core
Title
"Baboon Fountain (Board of Directors Fountain)" with Trylon and Perisphere in background
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century.
Fountains.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Outdoor sculpture--United States.
New York World's Fair (1939-1940)
Public sculpture, American
Fountains.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Outdoor sculpture--United States.
New York World's Fair (1939-1940)
Public sculpture, American
Description
Called "Board of Directors Fountain" by guides. Cast stone (for eventual granite) in glass basin, 14 feet, including basin. Created for the Glass Industries Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadow, New York, subsequently destroyed.
Source
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 2, Folder 6
Series V, Box 2, Folder 6
Date
1939
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.
Relation
V-02-06
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
5054
Coverage
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Black and white print
Physical Dimensions
8" x 10"
Files
Collection
Citation
“"Baboon Fountain (Board of Directors Fountain)" with Trylon and Perisphere in background,” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 20, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/140.