Fountain of Energy

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allegorical sculpture fountain public artwork sculpture

Fountain of Energy was a monumental allegorical sculpture and water feature that served as a central visual centerpiece at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	allegorical sculpture → fountain → public artwork → sculpture →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts →
associatedWith	Panama Canal completion → World’s fair architecture →
city	San Francisco →
commissionedFor	Panama–Pacific International Exposition →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
demolished	true →
demolitionReason	closure of Panama–Pacific International Exposition →
exhibitionType	temporary installation →
exhibitionYear	1915 →
function	allegorical representation of world’s oceans and continents → decorative fountain → exposition centerpiece →
genre	allegory →
hasPart	basin → central sculptural group → equestrian figure of Energy → mythological figures → surrounding figures → symbolic figures representing continents → symbolic figures representing oceans → water jets →
locatedAtEvent	Panama–Pacific International Exposition →
locatedIn	Marina District, San Francisco → Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds → San Francisco → San Francisco Bay Area →
locatedNear	Tower of Jewels → main entrance axis of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition →
materialUsed	plaster → staff →
notableFor	being the central visual centerpiece of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition → large scale allegorical sculptural program → prominent water display →
openingDate	1915 →
subjectOf	exposition guidebooks → historical photographs → scholarly works on world’s fairs →
theme	celebration of the Panama Canal → global commerce → modern energy →
timePeriod	early 20th century →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Panama–Pacific International Exposition →	notableSculpture