Lotta Fountain
Fountain and sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Katharine Lane Weems (sculptor)
- J. W. Ames (architect)
- E. S. Dodge (architect)
Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Description and history
The granite structure is approximately 10 x 20 x 15 ft. and functions as a drinking fountain. It features a square column topped with seated dog, and a spout on the base depicting the head of a cat. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.[1]
- Dog sculpture
- Inscription and spout
See also
- 1939 in art
References
- ^ "Lotta Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Lotta Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
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Charles River Esplanade
- Arthur Fiedler Footbridge
- Arthur Fiedler Memorial
- Charles Eliot Memorial
- Commissioners Landing
- Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial
- Hatch Memorial Shell
- James J. and Helen Storrow Memorial
- Lotta Fountain
- Statue of Charles Devens
- Statue of David I. Walsh
- Statue of George S. Patton
- Statue of Maurice J. Tobin
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