Triton Babies Fountain
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| Triton Babies Fountain | |
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 The fountain in 2008 | |
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| Artist | Anna Coleman Ladd |
| Year | 1922 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 42°21′16.8″N 71°4′10.1″W / 42.354667°N 71.069472°W | |
Triton Babies Fountain is a fountain and sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It features a bronze sculpture, cast in 1922, that depicts a boy and girl and measures approximately 2 ft. 3 in. x 19 in. x 39 in. The statue rests on a granite base measuring approximately 2 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 31 in. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
A contemporary news item refers to the sculpture, a gift from Mrs. Boylston Beal, as "two Cupids, about life size".[2]
References
- ^ "Triton Babies Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "New Bronze Groups for Public Garden". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1921. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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