The Fountain of the Great Lakes
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The Fountain of the Great Lakes is a celebrated early 20th-century allegorical bronze fountain in Chicago that personifies the five Great Lakes as classical female figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fountain of the Great Lakes canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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fountain ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Lorado Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
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allegorical female figures ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure representing Lake Erie
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figure representing Lake Huron ⓘ figure representing Lake Michigan ⓘ figure representing Lake Ontario ⓘ figure representing Lake Superior ⓘ |
| hasWaterFeature | cascading basins ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark (as part of Art Institute environs and public art) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
c. 1907–1913
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Art Institute of Chicago
NERFINISHED
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South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical style female figures
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personification of the five Great Lakes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Lorado Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public art tours in Chicago ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.